The Effect of Sea Current on an Artificial Island

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Mohammadpour, Maryam | 2018

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 50920 (08)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Advisor(s): Abbaspour Tehrani Fard, Majid
Abstract:
With regards to rapid growth of world population, coastlines have limited natural resources and capacity for human settlement. To tackle the problem the idea of constructing artificial islands could be a solution. Since the artificial islands are semi-enclosed body of water designed to attract not only tourists but also settlements, the flow current pattern and residence time of water should be studied in detail in order to ensure adequate water quality in the surrounding area. In this study, an artificial island is planned to be constructed around Kish Island in Persia Gulf. In this article the effects of different geometries on circulation and residence time of water are investigated numerically by DHI model. The results of this study which could be a part of EIA studies of the project in Persian Gulf show the optimizing solution requires trade off between engineering considerations and environmental standards
Keywords:
Persian Gulf ; Kish Island ; Artificial Islands ; Residence Time ; Sea Currents ; Numerical Simulation ; Mike 21 Flow Model

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