Analysis and Prediction of Transverse Mixing Coefficients in Natural Channels
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 129, Issue 2
Abstract
An experimental study has been undertaken using a naturally formed meandering channel to obtain unique tracer and hydrodynamic data. The velocity data presented are from laser Doppler anemometer measurements; tracer data were collected using an array of fluorometers in continuous flow through mode. Techniques for the prediction of the primary and secondary velocity flow fields are explored, and shown to be accurate. Analysis of the tracer data by the generalized method of moments using the cumulative transverse discharge approach is undertaken. The coefficient of transverse mixing is shown to exhibit considerable longitudinal variation over the meander cycle. A new integrated approach for predicting transverse mixing coefficients is developed and explored and has been validated against the data set. This approach requires only three parameters as input, namely, longitudinal planform curvature, cross-sectional shape, and total discharge, and has been shown capable of accurately predicting the longitudinal variation of the transverse mixing coefficient over the meander cycle.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 129 • Issue 2 • February 2003
Pages: 129 - 139
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Copyright © 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 23, 2001
Accepted: Oct 7, 2002
Published online: Jan 15, 2003
Published in print: Feb 2003
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