Prediction of the Clogging Profile Using the Apparent Porosity and Momentum Impulse
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 11
Abstract
This paper advances prediction of the clogging profile using the apparent porosity concept. The clogging profile is the vertical distribution of fine sand particles within a gravel-bed substrate that is overlain by hydraulically rough open channel flow. The author introduces the apparent porosity to represent the conveyance of fluid momentum through porous media, which is therefore a function of both the media and fluid, i.e., an apparent property. The author parameterizes the apparent porosity considering that coherent structures inject fluid momentum and sand into a clean gravel bed and the flow becomes laminar at its limit when the gravel is fully packed with sand. The author couples the apparent porosity with the previously published momentum-impulse model to provide a process-based prediction of the clogging profile, and the results show good agreement with experimental data. Results analyzed in dimensionless form via the dimensionless clogging depth show that the gravel porosity and roughness Reynolds numbers are the primary factors controlling clogging, which agrees with empirical research. In application, researchers can integrate the clogging profile model with sediment continuity models for gravel-bed rivers.
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Acknowledgments
The author acknowledges NSF 0754153 and NSF 0918856 for partial support of this research. The author would also like to thank Prof. Scott Yost for his comments on the clogging process. The author also thanks the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Kentucky for partial support and the laboratory infrastructure.
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Volume 142 • Issue 11 • November 2016
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Received: Nov 16, 2015
Accepted: Mar 31, 2016
Published online: Jun 30, 2016
Published in print: Nov 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Nov 30, 2016
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