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About CORMIX

CORMIX consists of a series of software systems for the analysis, prediction, and design of discharges into watercourses or the atmosphere, with emphasis on steady -state values for the geometry and dilution characteristics of the mixing zone.

This easy-to-use rule-based expert system for Windows has an extensive development history. It provides documented analysis to over 4000 environmental professionals worldwide. CORMIX has been applied to broad range of regulatory mixing problems since 1988.

MixZon Inc. is the primary contact for CORMIX information, licensing and technical support.

A wastewater discharge attracts coastal aquatic life. The classification system within CORMIX gives comprehensive and documented analysis, essential for environmental protection, regulatory mixing compliance, and engineering design.

Advanced information systems deliver a comprehensive analysis of regulatory mixing zones, including evaluation of critical benthic ecological impacts.

CORMIX - Quick Overview

User Technical Support and CORMIX Software Availability

CORMIX is available for Windows operating systems and is licensed and distributed by MixZon. It contains updated hydrodynamic models and several advanced mixing zone decision support tools.

CORMIX licensing and pricing information is published at the MixZon - CORMIX Licensing and Sales web site.

The CORMIX Windows interface provides intelligent forms-based data entry for documented analysis of regulatory mixing zones.

CORMIX Windows Software Release from MixZon Inc.

CORMIX GUI

FFL GUI

CorJet GUI

CORMIX - GT is the Advanced Tools Release version.

Straightforward and intelligent forms-based data entry, complete hypertext Technical Documentation, updated simulation models, interactive 3-D visualizations, advanced outfall specification, and design optimization systems produce comprehensive and documented analysis of mixing zones.

CorSpy

CorVue

CorSens

In addition, a USEPA BASINS GIS database link (CorGis v2.0) is currently under testing and development at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University. This feature allows users to access GIS databases to specify input parameters for the outfall and ambient streams and rivers.

For additional information, please contact MixZon.

CORMIX - GTS Continuous Dredge Discharge Model

CORMIX - GTS, Advance Tools Sediment release, extends the applicability of CORMIX to negatively buoyant single-port (CORMIX1), multiport (CORMIX2) and surface discharges (CORMIX3) with suspended sediment loads. Modeling emphasis is placed on water column concentrations of suspended sediment and spoils deposit geometry and sediment accretion rate. See CORMIX - GTS for additional information.

A pipeline dredge operates on the Alabama river in a beach nourishment project (Photo: US Army COE).

CORMIX Technical Documentation and Reports

An example of a surface discharge in a tidal environment where plume re-entrainment of material from the previous tidal cycle can reduce dilution. Simulation of mixing in unsteady ambients is described in the CORMIX3 Technical Report.

The technical reports on CORMIX1 (Doneker & Jirka, 1990, EPA/600/3-90/012) and CORMIX2 (Akar & Jirka, 1991, EPA/600/3-91/073) are currently available in hardcopy only through NTIS.

You can download the CORMIX3 (Jones, Nash, & Jirka, 1996) DeFrees Hydraulics Laboratory technical report in Adobe PDF format from MixZon Inc.

CORMIX -G, CORMIX - GT and CORMIX - GTS versions licensed through MixZon Inc. provides online access to CorDocs, a complete hypertext document containing the CORMIX1, 2, and 3 technical reports.

You can download the D-CORMIX technical report (Doneker and Jirka, 1997) , from MixZon Inc.