Dynamic Routing of Flow Resistance and Alluvial Bed-Form Changes from the Lower to the Upper Regime
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 137, Issue 9
Abstract
On the basis of a Strouhal number and the definition of the control factor, , a new routing to calculate the energy slope in the lower and upper alluvial regimes is proposed. The control factor, , representing the interactions in alluvial rivers, is reckoned as a bed-form index: while the flow evolves through transition, the control factor, , decreases from , associated with two-dimensional fully developed dunes, to , associated primarily with in-phase waves. The way to predict the value of the control factor, , is drawn from a previously published criterion for delineating the upper regime and is calibrated with experimental data. On several data from flumes and rivers, the routing is tested and compared with other methods from the literature. It appears that the new routing is the most robust because it allows researchers to obtain low averages of the discrepancy ratio for a wide range of ratios between the water depth and the median sediment diameter. On a selection of contrasted freshet events, the new routing allows for the capture of the primary dynamic of the flow resistance decrease.
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Acknowledgments
The authors thank the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC) for the fruitful collaboration and for the access to the data. The research took place when the third author was benefiting from a research stay grant provided by the Brussels Regional District (UNSPECIFIEDRiB 2006-14).The study contributes to the AquaTerra Project “Integrated Modelling of the River-Sediment-Soil-Groundwater System” funded by the European 6th Framework Programme, “Research Priority 1.1.6.3 Global Change and Ecosystems” (European Commission, Contract No EC505428-GOCE). It is part of Flux3 “Input/Output Mass Balances in River Basin: Dissolved and Solid Matter Load,” a subcomponent of the AquaTerra project.
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