Analysis of the role of turbulence in curved open-channel flow at different water depths by means of experiments, LES and RANS

Journal of Turbulence

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-19

  van Balen, W ^a   Blanckaert, K ^a,b   Uijttewaal, W S J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Curvature; Flow separation; Large eddy simulation (LES); Open channel flow; Outer bank cell; Reynolds averaged numerical simulation (RANS); River flow; Secondary flow

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE; FLOW PATTERN; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIVER FLOW; SECONDARY FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 77955634734     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14685248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14685241003789404     Document Type: Article

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