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Book Coherent Flow Structures in Open Channels

Download or read book Coherent Flow Structures in Open Channels written by Phil Ashworth and published by . This book was released on 1996-05-06 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coherent Flow Structures in Open Channels presents the first integrated treatment, across a wide range of spatial and temporal scales, of the origins and characteristics of coherent fluid motions and their influence on sediment transport and bed morphology. This book contains contributions from an international and interdisciplinary authorship who are responsible for many of the recent advances in geophysical boundary layer research. Coherent flow structures are examined systematically across a range of scales from flat-bed boundary layers, grain and bedform roughness generated structures through to the largest scales, where structures may be associated with bars, meander bends and channel confluences. The book is broadly organized according to the spatial scales of coherent flow structures and presents a treatise on the study of these motions from theoretical, experimental and field-based approaches. These papers describe the origins, evolution and characteristics of coherent flow structures and the control which they may impart on sediment transport, both as a bed and suspended load, and ultimately on channel morphology. The book also highlights future research themes required to advance the interdisciplinary understanding of these complex, yet ubiquitous, natural flows. The research presented here will find applications within many fields, including geomorphology, sedimentology, the physical and numerical modelling of two-phase flows, environmental fluid and sediment dynamics and river engineering.

Book Coherent Flow Structures at Earth s Surface

Download or read book Coherent Flow Structures at Earth s Surface written by Jeremy G. Venditti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert review of recent progress in the study of turbulent flows with a focus on recently identified organized structures. This book reviews the recent progress in the study of the turbulent flows that sculpt the Earth’s surface, focusing in particular on the organized structures that have been identified in recent years within turbulent flows. These coherent flow structures can include eddies or vortices at the scale of individual grains, through structures that scale with the flow depth in rivers or estuaries, to the large-scale structure of flows at the morphological or landform scale. These flow structures are of wide interest to the scientific community because they play an important role in fluid dynamics and influence the transport, erosion and deposition of sediment and pollutants in a wide variety of fluid flow environments. Scientific knowledge of these structures has improved greatly over the past 20 years as computational fluid dynamics has come to play an increasing important part in building our understanding of coherent flow structures across a broad range of scales. Chapters comprise a series of major, invited papers and a selection of the most novel, innovative papers presented at the second Coherent Flow Structures Conference held August 3-5, 2011 at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. Chapters focus on six major themes: Dynamics of coherent flow structures (CFS) in geophysical flows Interaction of turbulent flows, vegetation and ecological habitats Coherent structure of atmospheric flows Numerical modeling of coherent flow structures Turbulence in open channel flows Coherent flow structures, sediment transport and morphological feedbacks.

Book Turbulence in Open Channel Flows

Download or read book Turbulence in Open Channel Flows written by Hiroji Nakagawa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of open channel turbulence, focusing especially on certain features stemming from the presence of the free surface and the bed of a river. Part one presents the statistical theory of turbulence; Part two addresses the coherent structures in open-channel flows and boundary layers.

Book Detection of Coherent Structures in Open Channel Flow

Download or read book Detection of Coherent Structures in Open Channel Flow written by T. Dracos and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Free Surface Flows and Transport Processes

Download or read book Free Surface Flows and Transport Processes written by Monika B. Kalinowska and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-28 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the written, thoroughly reviewed versions of both invited lectures and regular presentations given at the 36th International School of Hydraulics, held at Jachranka in Poland on May 23–26, 2017. The contributions cover recent findings in the areas of mathematical modeling as well as experimental investigations related to free surface flows and pollution, sediment and heat transport processes in rivers. Better understanding of environmental flows requires cognition of physical, chemical and biological attributes of flowing water and therefore hydraulic research becomes strongly interdisciplinary field of science. The authors also realize that fundamental knowledge of environmental hydraulics problems is absolutely essential for planning and design of systems to manage water resources. Nowadays the readers face a rapid development of hydraulic research due to a boom in the computer sciences and measurement techniques and this is what this book is about. Eminent world leading experts in this field and young researchers from sixteen countries from all over the world contributed to this book.

Book Tunnelling  A Decade of Progress  GeoDelft 1995 2005

Download or read book Tunnelling A Decade of Progress GeoDelft 1995 2005 written by Adam Bezuijen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-12-22 with total page 1306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following years of research, the first bored tunnel in soft soil in the Netherlands, the Tweede Heinenoord tunnel, was completed in 1998. Since then, Dutch engineers have increased their knowledge of soft soil tunnelling, with a significant and important part of this research being carried out by GeoDelft, the Dutch National Institute of Geo-Engineering. This book contains the most important publications by GeoDelft on the subject of soft soil tunnelling, focusing on the period from 1992 to the present, it is divided into four main headings: field measurements; grout behaviour; model testing; and numerical analysis. This impressive overview of the progress made in the Netherlands in soft soil tunnelling research over more than a decade is a valuable resource to those working in soft soil tunnelling worldwide.

Book Fluvial Sedimentology VI

    Book Details:
  • Author : Norman D. Smith
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2009-03-16
  • ISBN : 1444304224
  • Pages : 488 pages

Download or read book Fluvial Sedimentology VI written by Norman D. Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding of rivers and their sediments, both as modern systems and as ancient counterparts in the geological record, has progressed steadily but markedly over the past several decades, with contributions by practitioners in diverse fields of geosciences and engineering. This book contains 31 papers, with authors from 13 countries, who participated in the Sixth International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology held in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1977. True to the nature of these quadrennial conferences, the papers in this book discuss a broad range of fluvial subjects that include the character of bedforms and sediment transport in river channels, morphological and sedimentological features of modern fluvial environments, modern and ancient avulsions, internal and external controls on the behaviour of river systems, and the facies and architectural organization of alluvial deposits. A specialist volume detailing the latest advances in fluvial sedimentology. Authorship includes the leaders in the field. If you are a member of the International Association of Sedimentologists, for purchasing details, please see: http://www.iasnet.org/publications/details.asp?code=SP28

Book Turbulent coherent structures  Secondary currents and Sediment ridges

Download or read book Turbulent coherent structures Secondary currents and Sediment ridges written by Scherer, Markus Maximilian and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-19 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origin of secondary currents and subaqueous sediment patterns in natural rivers is analysed from first principles. For this purpose, simulations of sediment transport in canonical turbulent open channel flows are performed using a numerical technique that resolves all relevant flow scales and the dynamics of the individual sand grains. The high-fidelity datasets reveal the fundamental importance of individual coherent structures for the development of sediment patterns and secondary flows.

Book LARGE SCALE HORIZONTAL COHERENT STRUCTURES IN A DEEP OPEN CHANNEL FLOW

Download or read book LARGE SCALE HORIZONTAL COHERENT STRUCTURES IN A DEEP OPEN CHANNEL FLOW written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Braided Rivers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gregory H. Sambrook Smith
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2009-03-05
  • ISBN : 1444304380
  • Pages : 396 pages

Download or read book Braided Rivers written by Gregory H. Sambrook Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book brings together eighteen cutting-edge researchpapers first presented at the Second International Conference onBraided Rivers. It includes the latest research on the dynamics,deposits and ecology of these rivers. Essential reading for geomorphologists, earth scientists,engineers and ecologists with a pure and applied interest in thestudy, modelling and management of braided rivers.

Book The Benthic Boundary Layer

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bernard P. Boudreau
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2001-03-22
  • ISBN : 9780199770915
  • Pages : 430 pages

Download or read book The Benthic Boundary Layer written by Bernard P. Boudreau and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-03-22 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The benthic boundary layer is the zone of water and sediment immediately adjacent to the bottom of a sea, lake, or river. This zone is of considerable interest to biologists, geochemists, sedimentologists, and engineers because of very strong gradients of energy, dissolved and solid chemical components, suspended matter, and the number of organisms that live there. It is, for example, the sink for anthropogenic substances and the home of microscopic plant life that provides the nutrients that determine fish populations--and ultimately the size of the fisheries. This book of original chapters edited by Professors Boudreau and Jorgensen, both leading researchers in the field, will meet the need for an up-to-date, definitive text/reference on measurements, techniques, and models for transport and biochemical processes in the benthic boundary layer. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of a selected field, with illustrated examples from the authors' own work. The book will appeal to professionals and researchers in marine biology, marine chemistry, marine engineering, and sedimentology.

Book Applied Mechanics Reviews

Download or read book Applied Mechanics Reviews written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fluvial Processes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ana Maria Ferreira da Silva
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2017-09-20
  • ISBN : 1351796267
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book Fluvial Processes written by Ana Maria Ferreira da Silva and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-20 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stream flowing in alluvium deforms its bed surface, forming ripples, dunes, bars, etc., and, in many instances, it deforms its channel entirely, thereby creating meandering or braiding patterns. It could be said that, in general, an alluvial stream and its deformable boundary undergo a variety of fluvial processes leading to the emergence of a multitude of alluvial forms. This book concerns the physics and analytical treatment of various fluvial processes and the associated alluvial bed and plan forms listed above. Following an introductory chapter on the basics of turbulent flow and sediment transport, the book covers the origin, geometric characteristics and effects of bed forms, from small- to meso-scale (ripples, dunes, alternate and multiple bars); the initiation, geometry and mechanics of meandering streams; the computation of flow, bed deformation and the planimetric evolution of meandering streams; and braiding and delta formation. The book also covers the regime concept, the time-development of a stream towards its regime state, and the formulation of stable, or equilibrium, morphology. The book distinguishes itself by its comprehensive analysis and discussion of key processes involved in large-scale river morphodynamics. The book was written primarily for researchers and graduate students of hydraulic engineering, water resources and related branches of earth sciences, but it will also prove useful for river engineers and managers.

Book Advances in Spatio Temporal Analysis

Download or read book Advances in Spatio Temporal Analysis written by Xinming Tang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-08-23 with total page 2385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developments in Geographic Information Technology have raised the expectations of users. A static map is no longer enough; there is now demand for a dynamic representation. Time is of great importance when operating on real world geographical phenomena, especially when these are dynamic. Researchers in the field of Temporal Geographical Information Systems (TGIS) have been developing methods of incorporating time into geographical information systems. Spatio-temporal analysis embodies spatial modelling, spatio-temporal modelling and spatial reasoning and data mining. Advances in Spatio-Temporal Analysis contributes to the field of spatio-temporal analysis, presenting innovative ideas and examples that reflect current progress and achievements.

Book RIVER PROCESSES

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andre Robert
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2014-05-12
  • ISBN : 1444118927
  • Pages : 233 pages

Download or read book RIVER PROCESSES written by Andre Robert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise, recent textbook emphasisng sedimentary processes in alluvial channels Comprehensive treatment of flow-bed-sediment transport interactions Description and explaination of turbulent flow phenomena as well as flow and sediment dynamics at channel confluences Chapter on river channels, aquatic habitats and the hyporheic zone