Modelación numérica de la descarga térmica de la Central Nucleoeléctrica Laguna Verde

H. Ramírez-León; C. Couder-Castañeda; I. E. Herrera-Díaz; H. A. Barrios-Piña

doi:10.1016/j.rimni.2013.04.002

Modelación numérica de la descarga térmica de la Central Nucleoeléctrica Laguna Verde

Translated title of the contribution: Numerical modeling of the thermal discharge of the Laguna Verde power station

H. Ramírez-León, C. Couder-Castañeda, I. E. Herrera-Díaz, H. A. Barrios-Piña

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This work contributes to the study of nuclear plant thermal discharges in coastal areas by using a numerical model which solves the Navier-Stokes-Reynolds equations for shallow waters and the energy equation for computing temperature variations. The numerical model takes into account the heat flux given in the upper layer, where the free surface and the atmosphere interact. In this study, the thermal plume dispersion from the nuclear power plant Laguna Verde, Veracruz, Mexico, is analyzed. Bathymetry, oceanographic, meteorological, hydrologic and plant operating data are used to run numerical simulations. The results are compared against observed data showing good agreement. The Nash-Suffle's criterion is also applied to verify the quality of the numerical solution obtaining suitable results.

Translated title of the contribution	Numerical modeling of the thermal discharge of the Laguna Verde power station
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	114-121
Number of pages	8
Journal	Revista Internacional de Metodos Numericos para Calculo y Diseno en Ingenieria
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rimni.2013.04.002
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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