Simulation of Sediment Discharges during an Outfall Dredging Operation

Table 6

Summary of CORMIX-GTS iterative simulations results on varying the ambient velocity for discharges at 1200 m offshore.

Ambient; velocity; (m/s)	Flow class	Initial resuspension			100 m		500 m		1000 m
		At; (m)	Total; (kg/m^3)	Clay; (kg/m^3)	Total; (kg/m^3)	Clay; (kg/m^3)	Total; (kg/m^3)	Clay; (kg/m^3)	Total; (kg/m^3)	Clay; (kg/m^3)
0.4	IV3	28.06	5.81	2.57	5.00	2.29	3.20	1.71	2.13	1.26
0.45	IV1	26.99	4.96	2.09	4.35	1.96	2.42	1.21	1.55	0.85
0.5	IV1	27.97	4.74	1.99	4.11	1.85	2.56	1.27	1.67	0.91
0.55	IV1	29.15	4.49	1.88	3.83	1.72	2.64	1.30	1.78	0.96
0.6	IV1	30.38	4.09	1.70	3.49	1.55	2.61	1.26	1.86	0.99
0.65	IV1	31.65	3.77	1.56	3.11	1.38	2.44	1.17	1.89	0.99
0.7	IV1	33.04	3.48	1.44	2.80	1.23	2.26	1.07	1.85	0.96
0.75	IV1	34.48	3.19	1.31	2.55	1.12	2.08	0.98	1.78	0.90
0.8	IV1	35.95	2.94	1.21	2.36	1.03	1.93	0.90	1.68	0.84
0.85	IV1	37.60	2.73	1.12	2.23	0.97	1.80	0.83	1.59	0.78
0.9	IV1	39.25	2.55	1.04	2.10	0.91	1.69	0.78	1.50	0.73