The influence of system scale on impinging jet sediment erosion: Observed using novel and standard measurement techniques

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 722-734

  Hunter, Timothy N ^a   Peakall, Jeff ^b   Unsworth, Thomas J ^a   Acun, Mehmet Hakan ^a   Keevil, Gareth ^b   Rice, Hugh ^a   Biggs, Simon ^a  

^a Institute of Particle Science Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesionless sediments; Erosion; Impinging jets; Scour; Ultrasonic velocity profiling

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTER; COHESIONLESS SEDIMENTS; IMPINGEMENT VELOCITY; IMPINGING JET; NUCLEAR WASTE FACILITIES; STANDARD MEASUREMENTS; ULTRASONIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY PROFILING;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SCOUR; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

EROSION;

EID: 84878017085     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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