Comparing four mixing zone models with brine discharge measurements from a reverse osmosis desalination plant in Spain

摘要: Abstract Nuevo Canal de Cartagena (Spain) desalination plants discharge hypersaline effluent through a submarine outfall pipeline, creating negatively buoyant brine jet. Many near-field mixing models are used in the prediction and management of discharges, but they have rarely been compared with field salinity measurements obtained directly inside Two divers these them CORMIX1, CORJET, MEDVSA UM3 zone model predictions. In general, each was quite conservative its results, except UM3, whose presented best approximation to measured data. It is concluded that direct should be essential when testing accuracy current or developing new models.