Experiment and Computation of Morphological Response to a Vegetation Patch in Open-Channel Flows with Erodible Banks
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Laboratory Experiment
3. Numerical Model
3.1. Governing Equations
3.2. Numerical Scheme and Boundary Conditions
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Validation
4.2. Sensitivity to Angle of Repose
4.3. Variation of Bed Elevation
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Vegetation Condition | Low Density (LD) | High Density (HD) |
---|---|---|
Spacing (Sx = Sy m) | 0.04 | 0.03 |
Number of cylinders | 78 | 136 |
Density (m−1) | 3.12 | 5.44 |
Hydraulic Condition | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 |
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Discharge (L/s) | 1.33 | 1.79 | 2.16 | 1.33 |
Initial bed slope | 1/250 | 1/250 | 1/250 | 1/180 |
Mean diameter (mm) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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Kim, H.S.; Kimura, I.; Shimizu, Y. Experiment and Computation of Morphological Response to a Vegetation Patch in Open-Channel Flows with Erodible Banks. Water 2019, 11, 2255. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112255
Kim HS, Kimura I, Shimizu Y. Experiment and Computation of Morphological Response to a Vegetation Patch in Open-Channel Flows with Erodible Banks. Water. 2019; 11(11):2255. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112255
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Hyung Suk, Ichiro Kimura, and Yasuyuki Shimizu. 2019. "Experiment and Computation of Morphological Response to a Vegetation Patch in Open-Channel Flows with Erodible Banks" Water 11, no. 11: 2255. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112255