Analysis of basic equations for sediment-laden flows

Title

Analysis of basic equations for sediment-laden flows

 Author

Sloff, C.J.

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

 Date

1993

 Abstract

Derivations and analyses of basic equations for I-dimensional sediment-laden flow (concentrations up to about 10% of volume) on a mobile bed are presented . Equations of mass and momentum conservation have been derived by means of a control section as well as by depth integration. Therefore a three-layer approach has been used (i.e., bed layer, bed-load layer, and suspended-load layer). Despite the assumptions of uniform sediment, fixed banks and constant width the derivations can easily be extended for more general models. Analysis of the basic equations b means of the method of characteristics showed that with increasing concentration wave celerities alter, and showed that critical flow occurs at Froude numbers less than unity. A stability analysis of the equations showed that the criterion for occurrence of roll waves in supercritical flow is also modified by the increased concentration. Due to increased concentrations roll waves can occur in sediment-laden flow at lower Froude numbers than in clear water flow.

 Subject

sediment transport

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 Publisher

TU Delft

 ISSN

0169-6548

 Source

Communications on hydraulic and geotechnical engineering, No. 1993-08

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

report

 Rights

(c) TU Delft
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