Simulation of Thermal Outflow of Power Plants in the Huelva Estuary

摘要

A simple explicit, characteristic-based finite element method [1] for the numerical simulation of the dispersion of the thermal outflow in the Huelva estuary is studied in this presentation. The derivation involves a local Taylor expansion of the convection-diffusion equation. The numerical model used, called SEASCAPE [2,3] which stands for Simple Explicit GAlerkin Procedure to Solve Convection-Diffusion EquAtion in the OPen SEa, was originally designed to simulate the dispersion of pollutants in the open sea [4] and has now been reconfigured to simulate the dispersion of the thermal outflow of some power plants which may be constructed in the Huelva estuary in the near future. Numerical results obtained are presented.