Two-Phase Analysis of Vertical Sediment-Laden Jets
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 131, Issue 3
Abstract
In this study, we investigated a vertical dilute sediment-laden jet both experimentally and theoretically. First, an instantaneous whole-field velocimetry tool, particle image velocimetry, was applied to measure the sediment and fluid mean and fluctuating velocities of a downward sediment-laden jet at the same time. Subsequently, an analysis was performed based on two-phase conservation equations for both downward and upward jets. The analysis shows that the mean sediment velocity can be taken as the sum of fluid velocity and the settling velocity in both cases. For the downward jets, the decay rate of the centerline sediment concentration increases with the sediment settling velocity while decreases with the initial discharge velocity. The zone of flow establishment for the sediment velocity is found to be longer than that of the fluid. For the upward jets, the maximum rise of the sediment particles and their deposition distribution on the ground were derived theoretically. The predicted results compare well to the experimental data in the literature.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 131 • Issue 3 • March 2005
Pages: 308 - 318
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Received: Nov 8, 2002
Accepted: May 18, 2004
Published online: Mar 1, 2005
Published in print: Mar 2005
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Note. Associate Editor: Michelle H. Teng
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