Spreading of brine waste discharges into the Gulf of Oman

Anton Purnama; H. H. Al-Barwani

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2005.09.036

Spreading of brine waste discharges into the Gulf of Oman

Anton Purnama^*, H. H. Al-Barwani

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Abstract

The effect of a tidally oscillating flow in dispersing brine waste discharge into the sea is investigated using a two-dimensional advection-diffusion equation. As a seawater desalination plant is continuously disposing of brines at a constant rate, unacceptably high salinity in coastal water on both sides of the outfall are created due to the flow reversals. It is found that by building a longer outfall, such potential environmental impacts may be reduced. Other discharge strategies that minimize the salt concentration levels at the beach are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-31
Number of pages	6
Journal	Desalination
Volume	195
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2005.09.036
Publication status	Published - Aug 5 2006

Keywords

Brine discharges
Gulf of Oman
Sea outfall
Tidal flow

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemistry(all)
Chemical Engineering(all)
Materials Science(all)
Water Science and Technology
Mechanical Engineering

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