Flow phenomena and mechanisms in a field-scale experimental meandering channel with a pool-riffle sequence: Insights gained via numerical simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kang, Seokkoo ^a   Sotiropoulos, Fotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MEANDER; MIXING; SHEAR STRESS; STREAM BED; THALWEG; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 80052039412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JF001814     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Abad, J. D., and M. H. Garcia (2009), Experiments in a high-amplitude Kinoshita meandering channel: 1. Implications of bend orientation on mean and turbulent flow structure, Water Resour. Res., 45, W02401, doi:10.1029/ 2008WR007016.
2. Bagnold, R. A. (1960), Some aspects of the shape of river meanders, U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Pap., 282-E, 135-144.
3. Bathurst, J. C., C. R. Thorne, and R. D. Hey (1979), Secondary flow and shear stress at river bends, J. Hydraul. Div. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., 105(10), 1277-1295.
4. Blanckaert, K. (2009), Saturation of curvature-induced secondary flow, energy losses, and turbulence in sharp open-channel bends: Laboratory experiments, analysis, and modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 114, F03015, doi:10.1029/2008JF001137.
5. Blanckaert, K. (2010), Topographic steering, flow recirculation, velocity redistribution, and bed topography in sharp meander bends, Water Resour. Res., 46, W09506, doi:10.1029/2009WR008303.
6. Blanckaert, K., and H. J. de Vriend (2003), Non-linear modeling of mean flow redistribution in curved open channels, Water Resour. Res., 39(12), 1375, doi:10.1029/2003WR002068.
7. Blanckaert, K., and H. J. de Vriend (2004), Secondary flow in sharp open-channel bends, J. Fluid Mech., 498, 353-380, doi:10.1017/ S0022112003006979. (Pubitemid 38241796)
8. Blanckaert, K., and H. J. de Vriend (2010), Meander dynamics: A nonlinear model without curvature restrictions for flow in open-channel bends, J. Geophys. Res., 115, F04011, doi:10.1029/2009JF001301.
9. Blanckaert, K., and W. Graf (2001), Mean flow and turbulence in openchannel bend, J. Hydraul. Eng., 127(10), 835-847, doi:10.1061/ (ASCE)0733-9429(2001)127:10(835). (Pubitemid 33001996)
10. Blanckaert, K., A. Duarte, and A. J. Schleiss (2010), Influence of shallowness, bank inclination and bank roughness on the variability of flow patterns and boundary shear stress due to secondary currents in straight open-channels, Adv. Water Resour., 33, 1062-1074, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2010. 06.012.
11. Bolla Pittaluga, M., G. Nobile, and G. Seminara (2009), A nonlinear model for river meandering, Water Resour. Res., 45, W04432, doi:10.1029/ 2008WR007298.
12. Cabot, W., and P. Moin (2000), Approximate wall boundary conditions in the large-eddy simulation of high Reynolds number flow, Flow Turbul. Combust., 63(1-4), 269-291, doi:10.1023/A:1009958917113.
13. Cotel, A. J., P. W. Webb, and H. Tritico (2006), Do brown trout choose locations with reduced turbulence?, Trans. Am. Fish. Soc., 135(3), 610-619, doi:10.1577/T04-196.1. (Pubitemid 44945439)
14. de Vriend, H. J. (1977), A mathematical model of steady flow in curved shallow channels, J. Hydraul. Res., 15, 37-54.
15. Dietrich, W. E., and J. D. Smith (1983), Influence of the point bar on flow through curved channels, Water Resour. Res., 19, 1173-1192, doi:10.1029/WR019i005p01173.
16. Dietrich, W. E., J. D. Smith, and T. Dunne (1979), Flow and sediment transport in a sand bedded meander, J. Geol., 87(3), 305-315, doi:10.1086/628419.
17. Engelhardt, C., A. Kruger, A. Sukhodolov, and A. Nicklisch (2004), A study of phytoplankton spatial distributions, flow structure and characteristics of mixing in a river reach with groynes. J. Plankton Res., 26(11), 1351-1366, doi:10.1093/plankt/fbh125. (Pubitemid 39538774)
18. Engelund, F. (1974), Flow and bed topography in channel bends, J. Hydraul. Div. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., 100(11), 1631-1648.
19. Ferguson, R. I., D. R. Parsons, S. N. Lane, and R. J. Hardy (2003), Flow in meander bends with recirculation at the inner bank, Water Resour. Res., 39(11), 1322, doi:10.1029/2003WR001965.
20. Frothingham, K. M., and B. L. Rhoads (2003), Three-dimensional flow structure and channel change in an asymmetrical compound meander loop, Embarras River, Illinois, Earth Surf. Processes Landforms, 28(6), 625-644, doi:10.1002/esp.471. (Pubitemid 36901329)
21. Ge, L., and F. Sotiropoulos (2007), A numerical method for solving the 3D unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in curvilinear domains with complex immersed boundaries, J. Comput. Phys., 225(2), 1782-1809, doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2007.02.017.
22. Germano, M., U. Piomelli, P. Moin, and W. H. Cabot (1991), A dynamic subgrid-scale eddy viscosity model, Phys. Fluids A, 3(7), 1760-1765, doi:10.1063/1.857955.
23. Gilmanov, A., and F. Sotiropoulos (2005), A hybrid Cartesian/immersed boundary method for simulating flows with 3D, geometrically complex, moving bodies, J. Comput. Phys., 207(2), 457-492, doi:10.1016/j. jcp.2005.01.020. (Pubitemid 40696978)
24. Hey, R. D., and C. R. Thorne (1975), Secondary flows in river channels, Area, 7, 191-195.
25. Hondzo, M., and A. Wüest (2009), Do microscopic organisms feel turbulent flows?, Environ. Sci. Technol., 43(3), 764-768, doi:10.1021/ es801655p.
26. Huisman, J., M. Arrayás, U. Ebert, and B. Sommeijer (2002), How do sinking phytoplankton species manage to persist?, Am. Nat., 159(3), 245-254, doi:10.1086/338511. (Pubitemid 34175732)
27. Humphrey, J. A. C., J. H. Whitelaw, and G. Yee (1981), Turbulent flow in a square duct with strong curvature, J. Fluid Mech., 103, 443-463, doi:10.1017/S0022112081001419. (Pubitemid 11497912)
28. Jamieson, C., G. Post, and C. D. Rennie (2010), Spatial variability of threedimensional Reynolds stresses in a developing channel bend, Earth Surf. Processes Landforms, 35(9), 1029-1043, doi:10.1002/esp.1930.
29. Johannesson, H., and G. Parker (1989), Secondary flow in mildly sinuous channel, J. Hydraul. Eng., 115(3), 289-308, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733- 9429(1989)115:3(289). (Pubitemid 222750)
30. Kalkwijk, J. P. T., and H. J. de Vriend (1980), Computation of the flow in shallow river bends, J. Hydraul. Res., 18(4), 327-342, doi:10.1080/ 00221688009499539. (Pubitemid 12507828)
31. Kang, S., A. Lightbody, C. Hill, and F. Sotiropoulos (2011), Highresolution numerical simulation of turbulence in natural waterways, Adv. Water Resour., 34(1), 98-113, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.09.018.
32. Keller, E. A. (1971), Areal sorting of bed-load material: The hypothesis of velocity reversal, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 82, 753-756, doi:10.1130/0016- 7606(1971)82[753:ASOBMT]2.0.CO;2.
33. Keller, E. A. (1972), Development of alluvial stream channels: A five-stage model, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 83, 1531-1536, doi:10.1130/0016-7606 (1972)83[1531:DOASCA]2.0.CO;2.
34. Le, H., P. Moin, and J. Kim (1997), Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow over a backward-facing step, J. Fluid Mech., 330, 349-374, doi:10.1017/S0022112096003941. (Pubitemid 27370349)
35. Leeder, M. R., and P. H. Bridges (1975), Flow separation in meander bends, Nature, 253, 338-339, doi:10.1038/253338a0.
36. Leopold, L. B., and M. G. Wolman (1960), River meanders, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 71, 769-793, doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1960)71[769:RM]2.0.CO;2.
37. Leopold, L. B., R. A. Bagnold, M. G. Wolman, and L. M. Brush (1960), Flow resistance in sinuous and irregular channels, U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Pap., 282D, 111-134.
38. Lohrmann, A., R. Cabrera, and N. C. Kraus (1994), Acoustic-Doppler velocimeter (ADV) for laboratory use, in Fundamentals and Advancements in Hydraulic Measurements and Experimentation, edited by C. A. Pugh, pp. 351-365, Am. Soc. of Civ. Eng., New York.
39. Lumley, J. L. (1978), Computational modelling of turbulent flows, Adv. Appl. Mech., 18, 126-176.
40. Moffatt, H. K. (1969), The degree of knottedness of tangled vortex lines, J. Fluid Mech., 35(1), 117-129, doi:10.1017/S0022112069000991.
41. Nanson, G. C. (1980), Point bar and floodplain formation of the meandering Beatton River, northeastern British Columbia, Canada, Sedimentology, 27(1), 3-29, doi:10.1111/j.1365-3091.1980.tb01155.x.
42. Nikora, V. I., and D. G. Goring (1998), ADV measurements of turbulence: can we improve their interpretation?, J. Hydraul. Eng., 124(6), 630-634, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(1998)124:6(630). (Pubitemid 28424706)
43. Naot, D. (1984), Response of channel flow to roughness heterogeneity, J. Hydraul. Eng., 110(11), 1568-1587, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429 (1984)110:11(1568).
44. Perkins, H. J. (1970), The formation of streamwise vorticity in turbulent flow, J. Fluid Mech., 44(4), 721-740, doi:10.1017/S0022112070002112.
45. Reynolds, C. S. (2000), Hydroecology of river plankton: The role of variability in channel flow, Hydrol. Processes, 14, 3119-3132, doi:10.1002/ 1099-1085(200011/12)14:16/173.0.CO;2-6.
46. Rozovskii, I. L. (1957), Flow of Water in Bends of Open Channels, Acad. of Sci. of the Ukr. SSR, Kiev.
47. Rubin, D. M., J. C. Schmidt, and J. N. Moore (1990), Origin, structure, and evolution of a reattachment bar, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona, J. Sediment. Res., 60(6), 982-991.
48. Schmidt, J. C. (1986), Changes in alluvial deposits, upper grand canyon, in Proceedings of the Fourth Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, vol. 2, pp. 48-57, U.S. Geol. Surv., Reston, Va.
49. Schmidt, J. C. (1990), Recirculating flow and sedimentation in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona, J. Geol., 98(5), 709-724.
50. Stoesser, T., N. Ruether, and N. R. B. Olsen (2010), Calculation of primary and secondary flow and boundary shear stresses in a meandering channel, Adv. Water Resour., 33, 158-170, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2009.11.001.
51. Thompson, A. (1986), Secondary flows and the pool-riffle unit: A case study of the processes of meander development, Earth Surf. Processes Landforms, 11(6), 631-641, doi:10.1002/esp.3290110606. (Pubitemid 17481679)
52. Thomson, J. (1876), On the origin of windings of rivers in alluvial plains, with remarks on the flow of water round bends in pipes, Proc. R. Soc. London, 25, 5-8.
53. Thorne, C. R., L. W. Zevenbergen, J. C. Pitlick, S. Rais, J. B. Bradley, and P. Y. Julien (1985), Direct measurements of secondary currents in a meandering sand-bed river, Nature, 315, 746-747, doi:10.1038/ 315746a0. (Pubitemid 15257401)
54. Tobak, M., and D. J. Peake (1982), Topology of three-dimensional separated flows, Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., 14(1), 61-85, doi:10.1146/annurev. fl.14.010182.000425.
55. Tominaga, A., I. Nezu, K. Ezaki, and H. Nakagawa (1989), Threedimensional turbulent structure in straight open channel flows, J. Hydraul. Res., 27, 149-173, doi:10.1080/00221688909499249. (Pubitemid 20397420)
56. van Balen, W., W. S. J. Uijttewaal, and K. Blanckaert (2009), Large-eddy simulation of a mildly curved open-channel flow, J. Fluid Mech., 630, 413-442, doi:10.1017/S0022112009007277.
57. van Balen, W., K. Blanckaert, and W. S. J. Uijttewaal (2010a), Analysis of the role of turbulence in curved open-channel flow at different water depths by means of experiments, LES and RANS, J. Turbul., 11, 1-34, doi:10.1080/14685241003789404.
58. van Balen, W., K. Blanckaert, and W. S. J. Uijttewaal (2010b), Large-eddy simulation of a curved open-channel flow over topography, Phys. Fluids, 22, 075108, doi:10.1063/1.3459152.
59. Van Bendegom, L. (1947), Some considerations on river morphology and river improvement [in Dutch], De Ingenieur, 59, 1-11. [English translation, Tech. Transl. 1054, Natl. Res. Counc. Can., Ottawa, 1963.]
60. Vanoni, V. A. (1975), Sedimentation Engineering, Am. Soc. of Civ. Eng., New York.
61. Wang, M., and P. Moin (2002), Dynamic wall modeling for large-eddy simulation of complex turbulent flows, Phys. Fluids, 14(7), 2043-2051, doi:10.1063/1.1476668. (Pubitemid 34805715)