3D Numerical Modeling of <i>M<i>ICROCYSTIS<b> Distribution in a Water Reservoir</b></i></i>

Abstract

A 3D computational fluid dynamics program was used to calculate the wind-induced accumulation of phytoplankton in Eglwys Nynydd, a water supply reservoir in Wales. The computational fluid dynamics model solved the Navier-Stokes equations for the water velocities using the SIMPLE method to calculate the pressure. Two turbulence models were tested: a zero-equation model and the