Interfacing hydrodynamic and water quality models with the Eulerian-Lagrangian method

The problem of interfacing hydrodynamic and water quality models is investigated with emphasis on modeling efficiency, accuracy and flexibility. An Eulerian-Lagrangian type of transport model is proposed for interfacing due to its superior simulation effi­ciency and numerical resolution in advection dominant flows. Comparisons are made between Eulerian models and Eulerian-Lagrangian models through both theoretical analyses and numerical studies of mass conservation and concentration accuracy. A mass conservative model, such as an Eulerian type model, will not necessarily guar­antee concentration accuracy. As part of this research, a three dimensional Eulerian­Lagrangian transport model (ELM3D) is developed and validated. The interfacing efficiency of ELM3D is demonstrated through a series of numerical tracer studies simulating the future outfall in Massachusetts Bay. Comparison against a tradi­tional Eulerian model, ECOMsi, shows that an Eulerian-Lagrangian interfacing with a proper mass correction technique, such as total mass scaling, can serve as an efficient transport tool, which is more robust than conventional Eulerian Models in dealing with advection dominant flows.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1998

Author dc:creator

• Tang, Ling, 1963-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• E. Eric Adams.

• Civil and Environmental Engineering

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9637

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/9637