Influence of bed roughness on sediment suspension: Experimental and theoretical studies

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-257

  Mazumder, B S ^a   Ghoshal, K ^a   Dalal, D C ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Bed roughness; Diffusion coefficients; Flow velocity; Grain size distributions; Mathematical model; Settling velocity; Suspension concentration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SEDIMENT BEDS; SEDIMENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; SEDIMENT ENTRAPMENT; SEDIMENT SUSPENSIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BED ROUGHNESS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 21244499685     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221680509500119     Document Type: Article

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