Application of a simple parameter estimation method to predict effluent transport in the Savannah River

Conference · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:10154910

Hensel, S J; Hayes, D W

A simple parameter estimation method has been developed to determine the dispersion and velocity parameters associated with stream/river transport. The unsteady one dimensional Burgers` equation was chosen as the model equation, and the method has been applied to recent Savannah River dye tracer studies. The computed Savannah River transport coefficients compare favorably with documented values, and the time/concentration curves calculated from these coefficients compare well with the actual tracer data. The coefficients were used as a predictive capability and applied to Savannah River tritium concentration data obtained during the December 1991 accidental tritium discharge from the Savannah River Site. The peak tritium concentration at the intersection of Highway 301 and the Savannah River was underpredicted by only 5% using the coefficients computed from the dye data.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10154910
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-92-473; CONF-930667-1; ON: DE93011773
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference on inverse problems in engineering: theory and practice,Palm Coast, FL (United States),13-18 Jun 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
58 GEOSCIENCES
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TRITIUM
ACCIDENTS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
SURFACE WATERS
HYDROLOGY
FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD
ITERATIVE METHODS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
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RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
CHEMICALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
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