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Coastal Modelling

HYDRODYNAMIC AND WATER QUALITY STUDIES.

With over 20 years of coastal modelling experience, Delft3D and Mike by DHI  are routinely applied to a wide range of hydrodynamic and water quality coastal modelling studies, with their application frequently underpinned through near-field modelling / plume modelling assessments carried out with the US-EPA supported CORMIX model. Dozens of projects have been successfully completed across the marine sector, including:

 

 

Coastal modelling studies are often dependent on marine survey data for model build, calibration and validation.  Please see our Survey Management page for more.

 

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Coastal Modelling Projects

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Discharges

Coastal and estuarine hydrodynamic and water quality modelling allowing FAR FIELD impact assessment and design optimisation for releases of, for example: Large Combustion Plant Cooling Water; Waste Water; Aquaculture effluent; RO hyper-saline effluent.

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Initial Dilutions and other NEAR FIELD assessments for outfall plumes with particular expertise in the application of the industry standard CORMIX near field modelling system, and the Environment Agency's Initial Dilution model.

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Clients to date range from multinational power companies to small aquaculture businesses. 

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  • Power Station Thermal Effluent Modelling, UK - RWE

  • Pathogen Dispersion & Decay Modelling, UK - Wessex Water

  • Sewage Discharges Initial Dilution & Near Field Assessments, UK, various

  • Process Effluent Diffuser Optimisation & Consenting, UK, William Grant & Sons distillers

Marine Renewables

Hydrodynamic modelling in support of marine tidal energy resource assessment, site characterisation and design stage studies. 

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High resolution, accurate, Resource Assessment Model applications leading to predictions and animations of total resource, plus assessment of multiple locations in terms of MWh/y,  for micro-siting ADCP deployments and targeted device installations.

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Recent tidal energy projects include: 

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  • Pentland Firth - Scottish Power Renewables

  • Islay and Antrim Resource Assessment / Array Modelling - DP Energy

  • Swansea Bay / Severn Estuary - Tidal Lagoon Power

  • Resource Assessment Modelling, Channel Islands - States of Guernsey

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Coastal Science has also developed a range of high resolution hydrodynamic models with coverage of many sites coming under consideration for tidal stream generation. 

Water Quality, Dredge Dispersal, Oil Spill Dispersal

Thames model for water quality.

Thames model

Undertaken in Delft3D or Mike by DHI, both of which are market leading, state-of-the art, comprehensive software packages.  Coastal Science has over 20 years continuous experience of:

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  • Coastal and estuarine hydrodynamic modelling

  • Coastal and estuarine water quality modelling

  • Particle tracking

  • Oil spill & blowout modelling

  • Dredge dispersal modelling.

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Clients include major utility companies and fish farms.  Projects are also undertaken in support of major consultancies throughout the UK and overseas.

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  • Resource Assessment Modelling, Islay - DP Marine Energy

  • Dredge Dispersal Modelling, Sierra Leone - Worley

  • Oil Dispersal Modelling (Blowout and Surface Spill), South China Sea - Intertek

  • Oil Spill Statistical Dispersion Modelling, UK – Portland Port

  • Water Quality Modelling & Residence Time Assessments, Persian Gulf - AECOM

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