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Study of the Tidal Currents in Sea Areas around Gyeong-In Waterway

경인아라뱃길 주변해역의 해수유동에 관한 연구

  • Baek, Seung Hwa (Division of urban and Environmental Engineering, Incheon University) ;
  • Shin, Bum-Shick (Department of Future Convergence Technology, Kwandong University)
  • 백승화 (인천대학교 도시건설공학전공) ;
  • 신범식 (관동대학교 미래융합학과)
  • Received : 2014.06.26
  • Accepted : 2014.09.11
  • Published : 2014.09.30

Abstract

This paper examined the changes in flow patterns due to a blockage of tidal currents in the sea areas between Incheon North Port and Yeomha Channel when it would be influenced by the construction of the Incheon North Port Yeongjongdo dredged soil dumping ground and Incheon Bay tidal power plant. The numerical simulation was performed for three cases: before and after constructing the Incheon North Port Yeongjongdo dredged soil dumping ground and after the construction of the sea-dyke on the east side of the Incheon Bay tidal power plant. The simulation results showed that the tidal directions and currents velocity were similar before and after the construction of the Yeongjongdo dredged soil dumping ground. After the construction of the East Sea-dyke of Incheon tide power plant, however, the tidal currents patterns changed significantly due to flow blockage toward Gyeonggi Bay. The main flow was formed in the north-south direction, and the tidal currents velocity increased slightly on the downstream areas (A,B,C) of Hodo, which is the entrance of the Ara Waterway. The tidal currents at the mouth(D) of Yeomha Channel decreased significantly. The tidal currents of the west side of Se-eodo and the east side of the sea-dyke were rotary currents. The results of this study will provide basic data for the environmental impact assessment and the operation of the Gyeongin Ara Waterway.

본 연구는 인천 북항과 염하수로 사이의 해역을 대상으로 인천 영종도 준설토투기장건설과 향후 인천만조력발전소 동측방조제 건설시 흐름차폐로 인한 이 해역의 해수유동변화에 대해 연구를 하였다. 이 해역의 해수유동에 대한 예측은 인천북항 영종도 준설토투기장 건설전, 후 상태와 인천만조력발전소 동측방조제를 건설한 경우를 예상하여 3가지 경우에 대해서 수리모형실험을 수행하고, 현장관측치와 비교하여 흐름을 분석하였다. 수치실험결과 영종도 준설투기장건설전, 후 상태에서는 유향과 유속이 비슷한 양상으로 나타나고 있으며, 인천만조력발전소 건설시 동측방조제를 건설한 경우에는 경기만과 흐름차폐로 인하여 흐름 양상이 크게 변화되고 있음을 알았다. 즉, 흐름은 남북방향이 되고, 하류인 경인아라뱃길 주 항로가 되는 호도 하류부인 A, B, C지점에서는 유속이 다소 증가되고 있고, 염하수로 하류부(D)에서는 오히려 유속이 감소되고 있다. 그리고, 세어도 서쪽해역과 방조제 동측해역에서는 유속이 완만한 선회류가 발생하고 있음을 알았다. 본 연구는 인천만조력발전소 건설계획과 향후 경인아라뱃길 운영을 위한 기초자료로 활용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

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