The injection of heated water into a ground water stream of constant velocity is studied. The heated water is discharged through a fully penetrating injection well into a confined aquifer of constant thickness. For steady state conditions and under the assumption that heat conduction and dispersion in the aquifer and through the confining layers are negligible in comparison to the convective heat transport, it is shown that the flow and temperature field is dependent on the relative infiltration rate and on the relative buoyancy of well discharge. First results of a steady-state three-dimensional numerical model are given.
Conventional collector basins of natural draft cooling towers have a tendency towards rapid sedimentation. In order to avoid this problem, a shallow type of basin with a system of draining canals is developped. Numerical calculations supplemented by hydraulic model tests yield depths, velocities and energy losses in the system. Prototype measurements are shown to be in good agreement with numerical and experimental predictions for all modes of operation.
