MAXIMUM INFORMATION ENTROPY THEORY OF EFFLUENT BAND IN OPEN CHANNEL UNIFORM FLOW

The principle of maximum entropy is employed to study the effluent band (plume) in open channel uniform flow. The horizontal two dimensional concentration distribution and complete mixing distance for a steady point source and a transverse steady uniform line source are derived. The traditional formula of concentrations of effluent band for a steady point source without sidewall influence is a special case of this solutions.