Reservoir Flow Sensitivity of Inflow

摘要

The effects of inflow boundary conditions, ambient stratification, and geometry on the behavior of a density-induced current in stratified reservoir are quantified through numerical experiments with a validated two-dimensional (2D) simulation model. Dimensionless parameters characterizing inflow, ambient water, and geometry are defined and their practical ranges are selected. Variables describing reservoir flow mixing and transport in various flow regimes are determined from the simulated 2D distributions of velocities, concentration, temperature, and density.