Numerical modeling of 3D turbulent free surface flow in natural waterways

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-36

  Kang, Seokkoo ^a   Sotiropoulos, Fotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Free surface flow; Hydraulic structures; Immersed boundary method; Level set method; Natural waterways; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DROP BREAKUP; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

FREE-SURFACE FLOW; GENERALIZED CURVILINEAR COORDINATES; IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHODS; LEVEL SET METHOD; NATURAL WATERWAYS; TURBULENT FREE SURFACE FLOW; UNSTEADY REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; WATER SURFACE ELEVATIONS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

BATHYMETRY; FLOW FIELD; FREE SURFACE FLOW; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 84857956436     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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