Discharge of buoyant fluid jets and particle-laden jets into stratified ambient fluid

Extraction of petroleum from oil sands generates a vast quantity of fine tailings. A common form of tailings treatment involves discharging the tailings at an angle of minus a few degrees into a tailings pond. Tailings ponds generally have a two-layered structure involving an upper layer of clear...

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Main Author: Kim, Sunkyoung Annie
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13082