Three-dimensional modeling of negatively buoyant flow in diverging channels

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 936-947

  Kassem, Ahmed ^a   Imran, Jasim ^a   Khan, Jamil A ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Channels; Density currents; Hydraulic jets; Numerical models; Separation; Waterways

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER;

BUOYANT FLOWS; FREE-JET FLOWS;

LAKES;

DENSITY DRIVEN FLOW; FLOW MODELING; FLOW SEPARATION; INFLOW; RIVER CHANNEL; WATER BODY;

DENSITY CURRENT; FLOW MODELING; INFLOW; JET FLOW; RIVER CHANNEL;

EID: 0348011402     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2003)129:12(936)     Document Type: Article

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