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*********************************************************************** Developed by: Robert L. Doneker and Gerhard H. Jirka CONTENTS: Primary contact for technical/scientific support: PLEASE E-MAIL ONLY: support@mixzon.com For information about CORMIX development: Prof. Robert L. Doneker, Ph.D., P.E. CORMIX Home Page: http://www.cormix.info For detailed aspects of hydrodynamic mixing modeling: Prof. Gerhard H. Jirka CORMIX consists of a series of software systems for the analysis, prediction, and design of aqueous discharges into watercourses, with emphasis on the geometry and dilution characteristics of the initial mixing zone, including the evaluation of regulatory requirements. CORMIX1 deals with SINGLE PORT DISCHARGES into flowing unstratified or stratified water environments, such as rivers, lake, estuaries, and coastal waters. It includes the limiting cases of non-buoyant and negatively buoyant discharges and of stagnant ambient conditions. It also deals with tidal reversing flow conditions. CORMIX2 deals with submerged MULTIPORT DIFFUSER DISCHARGES into similar environments and with similar limiting cases. CORMIX3 deals with POSITIVELY BUOYANT SURFACE DISCHARGES into similar environments. DHDYRO deals with NEGATIVELY BUOYANT SINGLE PORT, MULTIPORT, or SURFACE (Shoreline) discharges in unbound coastal environments with offshore sloping bottoms. Discharges can contain suspended sediments. Subsystem CORJET is an advanced user option for the detailed modeling of SINGLE port or MULTIPORT diffuser discharges using a jet integral formulation. It assumes an unlimited receiving water environment and should be used only after a prior CORMIX1 or CORMIX2 application. The CORMIX system is supported by various pre- and post-processor options, including plume graphics display (CorVue), DOS data import tool (CorData), diffuser outfall visualization and design specification tool (CorSpy), batch processing tool for conducting sensitivity studies (CorSens), far-field plume locator for dye study comparison (FFL), USEPA BASINS/ArcView GIS data import linkages (CorGIS), and an interactive online model validation database (CorVal) . Online documentation is available through a frames-capable web browser using CorDocs by pressing the F1 key. CorDocs contains the complete CORMIX1, 2,&3 Technical Reports. The User Manual in Adobe Acrobat is available on all versions in the /DOCS directory. Advanced tools including CorData, CorSpy, CorVue, and CorSens are available only on GT, GTS and GTR release versions of CORMIX Minimum system requirements: Recommended hardware system: In 1986 CORMIX development began at Cornell University under contract from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Research Laboratory, Athens, GA; Dr. Thomas Barnwell, Program Officer). Following the initial development of the CORMIX1 subsystem (Doneker and Jirka, 1990) other system features were gradually added in the ensuing years. 4.1 DEVELOPMENT OF DOS-VERSIONS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY (1986-1995): 1989 Version 1.00, 1992 Version 2.00, 1993 Version
2.10 Principal Investigator: Gerhard H. Jirka 4.2 DEVELOPMENT OF CORMIX AT OREGON GRADUATE INSTITUTE (1996-2002) 1999 Versions 4.0-4.03b 4.3 DEVELOPMENT OF CORMIX AT MixZon Inc & Portland
State Univ. (2003-present) Principal Investigator: Robert L. Doneker 4.4 RESEARCH AND PROGRAM SUPPORT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1996-date) 5. MANUALS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS: 5.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Robert L. Doneker and Gerhard H. Jirka, "CORMIX User Manual: A Hydrodynamic Mixing Zone Model and Decision Support System for Pollutant Discharges into Surface Waters", EPA-823-K-07-001, December 2007. Available at http://www.mixzon.com R.L. Doneker and G.H. Jirka, "Expert Systems for Design and Mixing Zone Analysis of Aqueous Pollutant Discharges", J. Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 117, No.6, 679-697, 1991. G.H. Jirka, R.L. Doneker and T.O. Barnwell, "CORMIX: A Comprehensive Expert System for Mixing Zone Analysis of Aqueous Pollutant Discharges", Water Science and Technology, 24, No.6, 267-274, 1991. G.H. Jirka, "Use of Mixing Zone Models in Estuarine
Waste Load Allocations", Part IV of "Technical Guidance Manual for
Performing Waste Load Allocations, Book III: Estuaries", R.B. Ambrose
and J.L. Martin, Eds., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tech. Rep.,
Environmental Research Lab, Athens, Georgia, 1992. Doneker R.L., and G.H. Jirka, “Schematization in Regulatory Mixing Zone Analysis”, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol 128, No.1, Jan./Feb. 2002. Doneker, R.L., and G.H. Jirka, CORMIX Systems for Mixing Zone Analysis of Brine Wastewater Disposal,” Desalination, 139, 2001. Doneker, R.L., and G.H. Jirka, Discussion of “Mixing in Inclined Dense Jets”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol.125, No.3, March 1999. 5.2 CORMIX1 TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND: R.L. Doneker and G.H. Jirka, "Expert System for
Hydrodynamic Mixing Zone Analysis of Conventional and Toxic Submerged
Single Port Discharges (CORMIX1)", Technical Report EPA/600/3-90/012,
U.S.EPA, Environmental Research Laboratory, Athens, Georgia,
1990.Available at
http://www.mixzon.info. G.H. Jirka and R.L. Doneker, "Hydrodynamic Classification of Submerged Single Port Discharges", J. Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 117, No.9, 1095-1112, 1991. P.J. Akar and G.H. Jirka, "Buoyant Spreading Processes in Pollutant Transport and Mixing: Part 1: Lateral Spreading with Ambient Current Advection", J. Hydraulic Research, 32, 815-831, 1994. P.J. Akar and G.H. Jirka, "Buoyant Spreading
Processes in Pollutant Transport and Mixing: Part 2: Upstream Spreading
in Weak Ambient Current Advection", J. Hydraulic Research, 33, 87-100,
1995. 5.3 CORMIX2 TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND: P.J. Akar and G.H. Jirka, "CORMIX2: An Expert System for Hydrodynamic Mixing Zone Analysis of Conventional and Toxic Submerged Multiport Diffuser Discharges", Technical Report EPA/600/3-91/073, U.S. EPA, Environmental Research Lab, Athens, Georgia, 1991. G.H. Jirka and P.J. Akar, "Hydrodynamic Classification of Submerged Multiport Diffusers Discharges", J. Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 117, No.9, 1113-1128, 1991. M.M. Mendez-Diaz and G.H. Jirka, "Buoyant Plumes from Multiport Diffusers in Deep Water", J. Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 122, No.8, 1996. 5.4 CORMIX3 TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND: G.R. Jones, J.N Nash and G.H. Jirka, "CORMIX3: An
Expert System for Mixing Zone Analysis and Prediction of Buoyant Surface
Discharges", Technical Report EPA/600/xxx, U.S. EPA, Environmental
Research Lab, Athens, Georgia, 1996 (in print). Available at
http://www.mixzon.com. J.D. Nash, "Buoyant Discharges into Reversing Ambient
Currents", M.S. Thesis, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
DeFrees Hydraulics Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 1995.
http://www.mixzon.com. G.R. Jones, J.D. Nash and G.H. Jirka, "Buoyant Surface Discharges: Part 1: Flow Classification", submitted to J. Hydraulic Engineering, 1996. G.R. Jones, J.D. Nash and G.H. Jirka, "Buoyant Surface Discharges: Part 2: Prediction", submitted to J. Hydraulic Engineering, 1996. J.D. Nash and G.H. Jirka, "Buoyant Surface
Discharges: Part 3: Analysis of Tidal Reversing Ambient Conditions",
submitted to J. Hydraulic J.N. Nash and G.H. Jirka, "Buoyant Surface Discharges into Unsteady Tidal Flows", Dynamics of Atmosphere and Oceans, 1996. 5.5 CORJET TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND: G.H. Jirka and H.L.M Fong, "Vortex Dynamics and Bifurcation of Buoyant Jets in Crossflow", J. Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, Vol.107, pp. 479-499, 1981. G.H. Jirka, "Five Asymptotic Regimes of a Round Buoyant Jet in Stratified Crossflow, 28th IAHR Biennial Congress, Graz (Austria), 23-27 Aug 1999. G.H. Jirka 2004, “Integral Model for Turbulent
Buoyant Jets in Unbounded Stratified Flows. Part 1: Single Round Jet”,
Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 4: 1-56. Kluwer Academic Publishers. G.H. Jirka, "Integral Model for Turbulent Buoyant Jets in Unbounded Stratified Flows
Part 2: Plane Jet Dynamics Resulting from Multiport Diffuser Jets", Environmental Fluid Mechanics,
Vol. 6, Num. 1, Feb.2006, pp: 43 - 100, Springer. 6.0 CORMIX VERSION 5.0 UPDATE FEATURES: D-CORMIX, Sediment Discharge Modeling Capability implemented and integrated into the latest CORMIX UI.
Added modeling capability for Near Surface and Above Surface Discharges (Image cases) 6.1 CORMIX VERSION 5.0E (EVALUATION RELEASE)
UPDATE FEATURES: Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista Graphical User Interface (GUI) with intelligent forms-based data entry and unit conversion for subsystems CORMIX1, CORMIX2, CORMIX3, CorJet, CorSens, and Far-field Locator (FFL). Updated hydrodynamics for Single Port CORMIX1 (Hydro1 v5.0), Multiport CORMIX2 (Hydro2 v5.0), and Surface CORMIX3 (Hydro3 v5.0). Rule-base browser displays specific hypotheses, conditions, and conclusions reached within the rule-base during a session. CorData v2.0: Data import tool for retrieval of legacy DOS input data files saved from previous studies using CORMIX v3.2. CorSpy v5.0: Interactive windows visualization tool
for CORMIX1, CORMIX2, & CORMIX3 outfall design and specification. CorGIS v2.0: BASINS v.3.0 GIS Data Linkage: Arc/View 3.2 extension for data export of discharge and ambient GIS data for import to CORMIX. GUI integrated online help (CorHelp) with Acrobat User Manual. All print and save functions disabled; not intended for documented analysis. 6.2 CORMIX VERSION 5.0G (GENERAL RELEASE) UPDATE
FEATURES: Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista Graphical User Interface (GUI) with intelligent forms-based data entry and unit conversion for subsystems CORMIX1, CORMIX2, CORMIX3, CorJet, CorSens, and Far-field Locator (FFL). Updated hydrodynamics for Single Port CORMIX1 (Hydro1 v5.0), Multiport CORMIX2 (Hydro2 v5.0), and Surface CORMIX3 (Hydro3 v5.0). Rule-base browser displays specific hypotheses, conditions, and conclusions reached within the rule-base during a session. Intelligent GUI for post-processors CORJET v4.3 (CORMIX1 & CORMIX2 jet integral model) and FFLOCATR v2.0 (far-field plume locator). CorGIS v2.0: BASINS v.3.0 GIS Data Linkage: Arc/View 3.2 extension for data export of discharge and ambient GIS data for import to CORMIX. GUI integrated online help, (CorHelp) and CorDocs - Complete online hypertext documentation of CORMIX1, CORMIX2, and CORMIX3 Technical Reports. CorVal v1.0: Available subscription access to interactive online model validation database. 6.3 CORMIX VERSION 5.0GT (ADVANCED TOOLS) UPDATE
FEATURES: All features listed above for v5.0G plus: CorData v2.0: Data import tool for retrieval of legacy DOS input data files saved from previous studies using CORMIX v3.2. CorSpy v5.0: Interactive windows visualization tool
for CORMIX1, CORMIX2, & CORMIX3 outfall design and specification. GUI integrated online help, (CorHelp) and CorDocs - Complete online hypertext documentation of CORMIX1, CORMIX2, and CORMIX3 Technical Reports. CorGIS v2.0: BASINS v.3.0 GIS Data Linkage: Arc/View 3.2 extension for data export of discharge and ambient GIS data for import to CORMIX. 6.4 CORMIX VERSION 5.0GTS (Sediment) UPDATE FEATURES: All features listed above for v5.0GT plus: Sediment Discharge Modeling capabilities. 6.5 CORMIX VERSION 5.0GTR (RESEARCH) UPDATE
FEATURES: All features listed for CORMIX v5.0G, v5.0GTS and v5.0GT plus: CorBatch v1.0: Automated tool for conducting rule-verified sensitivity studies with unlimited variation of simulation parameters. CorTime v1.0: Automated tool for linkage of CORMIX to set boundary conditions in far-field coastal circulation models.
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