Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.17818/NM/2016/1.1

On Fluid Dynamics of Freshwater and Seawater in Marine Systems

Andrija Štajduhar orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-1257 ; Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
Adriana Lipovac orcid.org/0000-0001-9774-1080 ; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Univesity of Dubrovnik

Abstract

Interaction between freshwater and seawater can significantly influence marine life and create important productive and dynamic natural habitats, such as estuaries. We study such processes and for this purpose we develop a new mathematical model with the system of coupled nonlinear conservation equations that govern the interaction of the two incompressible fluids with different properties. The system is solved by using implicit operator splitting and mixed finite elements methods. Finally, the numerical scheme has been used to provide simulations of two real world scenarios.

Keywords

Navier-Stokes; estuary; numerical simulation; freshwater and saltwater

Hrčak ID:

154074

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/154074

Publication date:

11.3.2016.

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