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Numerical Simulation of the Water Temperature in the Al-Zour Area of Kuwait

  • Lee, Myung Eun (R&D Center, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co.) ;
  • Kim, Gunwoo (Department of Ocean Civil Engineering, Mokpo National Maritime University)
  • Received : 2019.05.10
  • Accepted : 2019.05.28
  • Published : 2019.05.31
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Abstract

The Al-Zour coastal area, located in southern Kuwait, is a region of concentrated industrial water use, seawater intake, and the outfall of existing power plants. The Al-Zour LNG import facility project is ongoing and there are two issues regarding the seawater temperature in this area that must be considered: variations in water temperature under local meteorology and an increase in water temperature due to the expansion of the thermal discharge of expanded power plant. MIKE 3 model was applied to simulate the water temperature from June to July, based on re-analysis data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the thermal discharge input from adjacent power plants. The annual water temperatures of two candidate locations of the seawater intake for the Al-Zour LNG re-gasification facility were measured in 2017 and compared to the numerical results. It was determined that the daily seawater temperature is mainly affected by thermal plume dispersion oscillating with the phase of the tidal currents. The regional meteorological conditions such as air temperature and tidal currents, also contributed a great deal to the prediction of seawater temperature.

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