Numerical Model of Turbidity Currents with a Deforming Bottom Boundary

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 283-293

  Huang, Heqing ^a   Imran, Jasim ^a   Pirmez, Carlos ^b  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Numerical models; Turbidity; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TURBIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

BED-LEVEL; DILUTE SUSPENSIONS; ENTRAINMENT; EROSION AND DEPOSITION; FINITE-VOLUME METHOD; GRID SYSTEMS; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; SEDIMENT ENTRAINMENTS; TURBIDITY CURRENT; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

NUMERICAL MODELS; HYDRAULICS;

FLOW VELOCITY; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; TURBIDITY CURRENTS; TURBULENT SCHIMDT NUMBER;

ENTRAINMENT; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; SUSPENDED LOAD; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ENTRAINMENT; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 16244389257     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2005)131:4(283)     Document Type: Article

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