Mean flow and turbulence characteristics of a full-scale spiral corrugated culvert with implications for fish passage

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-340

  Richmond, Marshall C ^a   Deng, Zhiqun ^a   Guensch, Gregory R ^b   Tritico, Hans ^c   Pearson, Walter H ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Balance Hydrologics Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Culvert; Fish passage; Turbulence; Velocity

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW RATE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

FISH PASSAGE; VERTICAL VELOCITY COMPONENTS;

CULVERTS;

CULVERTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW RATE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

CULVERT; FISH; FLOW VELOCITY; FRICTION; JUVENILE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALMONID; TURBULENCE;

EID: 34250163255     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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