Professor Richard Hardy r.j.hardy@durham.ac.uk
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Modelling granular sediment transport over water-worked gravels
Hardy, R.J.
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Abstract
This paper reports a numerical model that calculates the transport paths of individual granular particles over a natural water-worked gravel surface. Surface topography is measured using digital photogrammetry and incorporated into a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) scheme by the application of a porosity algorithm. The predicted hydraulics determine the forces acting on each particle enabling the particle trajectory to be solved by Langrangian transport equations. The methodology demonstrates the importance of including complex topography in the numerical scheme as topographically induced hydraulic acceleration and deceleration affect both the transport mechanism and subsequent trajectory of the particle. Hydraulically induced hops, where the particle is entrained into a localized shear layer around a bed particle, are demonstrated to be important in transporting granular sediment across the bed and in re-starting sediment transport if the particle has fallen into a hydraulically sheltered region.
Citation
Hardy, R. (2005). Modelling granular sediment transport over water-worked gravels. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 30(8), 1069-1076. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1277
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2005-08 |
Deposit Date | Nov 9, 2006 |
Journal | Earth Surface Processes and Landforms |
Print ISSN | 0197-9337 |
Electronic ISSN | 1096-9837 |
Publisher | British Society for Geomorphology |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 8 |
Pages | 1069-1076 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1277 |
Keywords | CFD, Langrangian transport equations, Granular sediment transport. |
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