Near field brine discharge modelling part 1: Analysis of commercial tools

► Review of commercial tools for brine discharge modelling, focuses on the near field region of jets. ► Analysis of the models: Cormix1, Cormix2, CORJET (CORMIX), UM3 (VISUAL PLUMES) and JetLag (VISJET). ► Analysis including simplifying assumptions, capabilities, limitations, sensitivity, etc. ► Recommendations are provided related to the feasibility degree and the use of these commercial models. ► Companion paper: “Near field brine discharge modelling: validation of commercial tools”.