Transport of pollutant particles in a reservoir due to diurnal temperature variation

This study is concerned with particle transport in a reservoir model subject to diurnal temperature variation at the water surface. A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code coupled with a Discrete Phase Model (DPM) is adopted to examine the particle transport in the reservoir. The particle deposition and dispersion as well as the concentration of particles in various regions of the water body are examined. The present study demonstrates the importance of buoyancy-driven flows for particle deposition and dispersion in reservoirs.