Flow in an interbay channel for water renovation in San Vicente Bay (Chile)

Authors

  • María Pedreros-Guarda Departamento de Sistemas Acuáticos, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
  • Dante Figueroa Departamento de Geofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile

Keywords:

Artificial channel, tidal forcing, contaminated bay, Central Chile

Abstract

San Vicente Bay, in central Chile, is a particularly polluted body of water. In this work the construction of a canal that connects it with Concepción Bay is proposed, to help decontaminate it. Using a modified version of the Vennell channel model, the water flow between the two bays is calculated, without and with a gate between them. It is shown that in the second case the combination of the tidal difference and the winds achieved in about a month the renovation of the most critical part of San Vicente Bay.

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Published

2022-01-21

How to Cite

Pedreros-Guarda, M., & Figueroa, D. (2022). Flow in an interbay channel for water renovation in San Vicente Bay (Chile). Obras Y Proyectos, (30), 6–15. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucsc.cl/index.php/oyp/article/view/1384

Issue

No. 30 (2021)

Section

Articles

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