Effect of pollutant decay on steady-state concentration distributions in variable depth flow |
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Authors: | P Mebine R Smith |
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Institution: | (1) Applied Physical Sciences, 4301N, Fairfax, Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, USA |
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Abstract: | Pollutants discharged together in a variable-depth flow can separate laterally if the decay mechanisms differ e.g. evaporation
is more effective in shallow water, but floc breakup is more effective in deeper faster flow. Ray tracing of concentration
information away from a point source (similar to mathematical optics) is used to quantify the effects of decay. The concentration
reduction rate along a ray increases with decay rate divided by flow speed and with angle between the flow and information
directions. Pollutant concentrations tend to fractionate towards regions of smaller decay rate divided by flow speed. |
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