CE 605 - TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

SEA OUTFALL DESIGN PREDICTION OF

INITIAL DILUTION WELLAWATTA SEA
OUTFALL

SITHEEQ UMAR
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Exercise 3- WELLAWATTA SEA OUTFALL

a) Initial stage of design calculation Angle - 90 Degree Without Ambient Current

WELLAWATTA

Figure 01: Initial Dilution Pattern WELLAWATTA SEA OUTFALL Without Ambient Current 90 Deg. (Pipe
Diameter was changed as one meter for clarity).

Surface Layer (Centre) Level = 12.57 M

Above Discharge Port - Average Dilution = 68.96
Computations Cease: Plume Hits Water Surface
Average Dilution at Water Surface = 84.44

The obtained dilution value is less than 100 and because of the zero-ambient current
and shallow outfall depth. To increase the value vertical angle to be changed whereas
depth of the outfall cannot be changed.
The value of 100.23 was obtained after few trials at 52 Degree angle.

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Exercise 3- WELLAWATTA SEA OUTFALL

Figure 02: Initial Dilution Pattern - WELLWATTA SEA OUTFALL 52 Deg.

Surface Layer (Centre) Level = 12.28 M

Above Discharge Port - Average Dilution = 80.44
Computations Cease: Plume Hits Water Surface
Average Dilution at Water Surface = 100.37

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Exercise 3- WELLAWATTA SEA OUTFALL

b) Ambient vale is 0.1 m/s -Initial Dilution Increased.

Figure 03: Dilution Pattern - WELLAWATTA SEA OUTFALL Ambient Current 0.1 m/s

Surface Layer (Centre) Level = 11.23 M

Above Discharge Port- Average Dilution = 144.85
Computations Cease: Plume Hits Water Surface
Average Dilution at Water Surface = 252.00

Observation
It was observed that when the ambient current is increased to .01 m/s from zero, the
dilution value was increased 2.5 times.

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