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dc.contributor.authorDineshKumar, P.K.
dc.contributor.authorNaveenKumar, K.R.
dc.contributor.authorMuraleedharan, K.R.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-05T09:24:34Z
dc.date.available2014-02-05T09:24:34Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research, vol.8(1); 2014; 69-78.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4450
dc.description.abstractBehaviour of the dilution characteristics of the coastal waters off Tuticorin is presented in the background of setting up of a desalination plant. Simulations of dispersion and spreading of the proposed discharges has been carried out. Scenarios of dilutions were assessed based on the results of a 2D model using the advection-dispersion theory. It is observed that under prevailing currents in the region, the dispersion of the discharge will be advected away as a combined plume. Ambient conditions are found achieved in close proximity zones within the discharge location and thus there will not be any changes in the water quality in the adjacent coastal waters. Model validation results showed that the values are well in agreement with the observed values. It is suggested that the offshore waters at a distance of 2 Km away from the coastline could be considered as optimum where the environmental impact on the ecosystem due to the disposal operations is considered to be minimum
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Tehran
dc.rightsCopyright [2013]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectdesalination plants
dc.subjectenvironmental assessment
dc.subjectsalinity effects
dc.subjectsimulation
dc.subjectmathematical models
dc.subjectdilution
dc.subjectoutfalls
dc.subjectsite selection
dc.titleIdentification of optimum outfall location for desalination plant in the coastal waters off Tuticorin, India
dc.typeJournal Article


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