Velocity Distribution of Turbulent Open-Channel Flow with Bed Suction
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 130, Issue 2
Abstract
This study investigates theoretically and experimentally the velocity distributions of turbulent open channel flow with bed suction. A velocity profile with a slip velocity at the bed surface and an origin displacement under the bed surface is proposed and discussed. Based on this assumption, a modified logarithmic law is derived. The measured experimental velocity distribution verifies the accuracy of the theoretically derived profile. The data show a significant increase in the near bed velocity and a velocity reduction near the water surface, resulting in the formation of a more uniform velocity distribution. The values of the origin displacement, slip velocity and shear velocity are found to increase with increasing relative suction. The measured data show the occurrence of two flow regions in the suction zone: a transitional region in which the velocity readjusts rapidly; and an “equilibrium” region.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 130 • Issue 2 • February 2004
Pages: 140 - 148
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Copyright © 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Sep 28, 2001
Accepted: Jul 14, 2003
Published online: Jan 16, 2004
Published in print: Feb 2004
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