A numerical investigation of fine particle laden flow in an oscillatory channel: The role of particle-induced density stratification

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 665, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-45

  Ozdemir, Celalettin E ^a   Hsu, Tian Jian ^b   Balachandar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

particle fluid flows; sediment transport; stratified flows

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHANNEL FLOW; MODULATION; PARTICLE SEPARATORS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY CONTROL;

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; FINE PARTICLE TRANSPORTS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; OSCILLATORY BOUNDARY LAYERS; PARTICLE SETTLING VELOCITY; PARTICLE/FLUID FLOWS; STRATIFIED FLOWS; TURBULENCE INTERACTIONS;

SHEAR FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSCILLATING FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 79951643952     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010003769     Document Type: Article

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