Characteristics of Hyperconcentrated Sediment-Laden Flows
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 129, Issue 12
Abstract
Microscopic and macroscopic characteristics of hyperconcentrated sediment-laden flows are investigated using kinetic theory for differing concentrations of non-cohesive sediment particles. Variations in the microscopic particle velocity distribution function and in derived macroscopic variables such as the particle mean velocity, particle fluctuating velocity, and particle number per unit volume are discussed. Analysis of the microscopic characteristics shows that the peak value of the particle velocity probability density distribution function decreases with increasing vertically averaged volumetric (or mean) particle concentration particularly when exceeds a certain threshold. A case study indicates that the characteristic velocity is hardly influenced by the particle concentration, but the standard deviation σ is significantly affected. For given particle concentrations, both and σ tend to become larger with increasing relative elevation from the bottom. From the derived macroscopic characteristics, apparent changes can be observed in the profiles of particle mean velocity, particle fluctuating velocity, and particle concentration when is greater than the threshold value.
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Received: Oct 10, 2001
Accepted: May 29, 2003
Published online: Nov 14, 2003
Published in print: Dec 2003
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