An Eulerian-Eulerian model for gravity currents driven by inertial particles

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 484-501

  Cantero, Mariano I ^a,b   Balachandar, S ^b   García, Marcelo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom shear stress; Density currents; Equilibrium Eulerian model; Gravity currents; Sediment deposits; Spectral methods; Turbidity currents; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

BOTTOM SHEAR STRESS; DENSITY CURRENTS; EQUILIBRIUM EULERIAN MODEL; GRAVITY CURRENTS; SEDIMENT DEPOSITS; SPECTRAL METHODS; TURBIDITY CURRENTS;

GRAVITATION;

ALGEBRA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 40949153765     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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