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  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Water Quality Modeling

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  • Traditional pollutant mixing zone (PMZ) prediction methods often assume constant lateral diffusion, leading to inaccuracies.
  • The variation in diffusion coefficients with longitudinal distance from the outfall is a key factor influencing PMZ geometry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an analytical solution for the 2D advection-diffusion equation considering a variable lateral diffusion coefficient.
  • To derive formulas for characterizing PMZ geometry and establish a standard curve for its boundary.
  • To investigate the impact of variable diffusion on PMZ topology and identify criteria for assuming constant diffusion.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of an analytical solution for the two-dimensional advection-diffusion equation with a diffusion coefficient dependent on longitudinal distance.
  • Formulation of geometric PMZ characterization formulas and a standard boundary curve.
  • Analysis of PMZ topology changes and development of criteria for constant diffusion assumption.

Main Results:

  • A novel analytical solution accurately predicts PMZ geometry, accounting for variable lateral diffusion.
  • Formulas for PMZ characterization and a standard curve were derived.
  • The study identified conditions under which assuming constant lateral diffusion introduces significant error.

Conclusions:

  • Variable lateral diffusion significantly impacts pollutant mixing zone geometry.
  • The derived analytical formulas provide accurate PMZ characterization and enable inverse problem applications, such as estimating diffusion coefficients and determining safe discharge loads.
  • The approach demonstrated excellent agreement with onsite measurements in Huangshaxi.