Suspended Sediment Distribution in Wave Field
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 2
Abstract
A simple mathematical model to predict suspended sediment concentration due to wave agitation is formulated using the diffusional approach. The classical Schmidt equation is solved to obtain the vertical distribution for time‐averaged sediment concentration. The diffusion coefficient is assumed to be proportional to the product of shear velocity at the bed and orbital velocity just outside the boundary layer. A bed layer concept is proposed to evaluate the absolute values of sediment concentration as a function of the height from the bed knowing the wave parameters such as the wave height, period and the mean water depth and the sediment characteristics such as the grain size and the specific gravity. Laboratory experiments are used to evaluate the dimensionless diffusion coefficient and the bed layer thickness in terms of the dimensionless parameters controlling the phenomenon. The present formulation is compared with the experimental data of other investigators and a reasonable agreement between the two is obtained.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 110 • Issue 2 • May 1984
Pages: 215 - 230
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Published online: May 1, 1984
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