Three-Dimensional CFD Modeling of Self-Forming Meandering Channel
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A three-dimensional CFD model was used to compute the formation of the meandering pattern in an initially straight alluvial channel. The numerical model was based on the finite volume method using an unstructured grid with dominantly hexahedral cells. The model was used to predict turbulence and the SIMPLE method was used to compute the pressure. The sediment transport was computed as bed load in addition to solving the convection-diffusion equation for suspended sediment transport. The bed changes were calculated and the grid was altered during the computation as channel erosion and deposition caused wetting and drying. The model was tested by comparing with results from physical model studies carried out at Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, Colo. The results showed successfully the replication of many of the meander characteristics, including secondary currents, cross-sectional profiles, meander planform, meander wavelength, downstream meander migration, and chute formation.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 129 • Issue 5 • May 2003
Pages: 366 - 372
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Received: Sep 5, 2001
Accepted: Nov 12, 2002
Published online: Apr 15, 2003
Published in print: May 2003
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