Simple and general formula for the settling velocity of particles

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-233

  Camenen, Benoît ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Particles; Sediment transport; Shape; Velocity

Indexed keywords

DRAG; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY;

DRAG COEFFICIENT; SETTLING VELOCITY;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DRAG; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VELOCITY;

DRAG COEFFICIENT; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY;

EID: 33846438594     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2007)133:2(229)     Document Type: Article

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