Depth-Averaged Model Including Velocity Deformation for Unsteady Open Channel Flows

a 2d numerical depth-averaged model for unsteady flow in open channel bends

the purpose of this paper is to present a 2d depth-averaged model for simulating and examining unsteady flow patterns in open channel bends. in particular, this paper proposes a 2d depth-averaged model that takes into account the influence of the secondary flow phenomenon through calculation of the dispersion stresses. the dispersion terms which arose from the integration of the product of the ...

Integral turbulent scales in unsteady rapidly varied open channel flows

Unsteady air–water flow measurements in sudden open channel flows

Measurements of air–water flow properties are reasonably simple in steady flows, but not so in unsteady flows. Some studies investigated periodic flows in which instantaneous data were averaged over several cycles. During the present work, new unsteady air–water flow measurements were performed in sudden open channel flow surges. Unsteady air–water flow measurements were performed in the wave f...

an analytical model for velocity distribution in transition zone for channel flows over inflexible submerged vegetation

the estimation of velocity distribution plays a major role in the hydrodynamics of vegetated streams or rivers of extensive natural floodplains. the velocity profile in vegetated channels can be divided into three zones: uniform zone which is close to bed with uniform velocity distribution, logarithmic zone which involves the main channel with no vegetive cover and the transition zone that is a...

Analysis of Velocity Lag in Sediment-laden Open Channel Flows

Laboratory experiments have recently confirmed that the streamwise particle velocity is largely less than that of the fluid in sediment-laden flows. This velocity lag is investigated analytically in the present study based on the drag force exerting on a particle in the presence of other neighbors. The normalized drag force or the hindrance coefficient is found generally dependent on the partic...