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Numerical modeling of ocean dumping process of solid waste is
studied in this research. During the process,the dumped solid
waste generates waste clouds, and the clouds are classified
into two regimes. There are the short-term fate and long-term
fate subsequently. In the short-term fate, transport of waste
clouds can be categorized into three phases: 1) Convective
Descent,during which the waste cloud falls under the influence
of initial momentum and gravity; 2) Dynamic Collapse, where
descent is retarded and horizontal spreading dominates; 3)
Passive Transport-Dispersion, commencing when the transport
mechanism is predominated by ambient currents and turbulence
rather than the dynamics of the disposal operation. During the
long-term fate, the ocean transport and diffusion processes are
only dominated by ambient currents and turbulent intensity.
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