scholarly journals Application of entropic approach to estimate the mean flow velocity and Manning roughness coefficient in a high-curvature flume

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 634-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Termini ◽  
T. Moramarco
Keyword(s):  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Maximum Flow ◽  
Roughness Coefficient ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Bed Deformation ◽  
Side Walls ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Manning Roughness ◽  
Mean Flow Velocity

The entropy-based approach allows the estimation of the mean flow velocity in open channel flow by using the maximum flow velocity. The linear relationship between the mean velocity, umax, and the mean flow velocity, um, through the dimensionless parameter Φ(M), has been verified both in natural rivers and in laboratory channels. Recently, the authors of this study investigated the reliability of the entropy-based formula in a straight channel and under different bed and side-walls' roughness conditions. The present study aims to further validate the entropy-based approach and to explore the effectiveness of entropy-based formula in high curvature channels. Results show that as the effect of the downstream variation of the channel's curvature the value of the parameter Φ(M) varies along the bend. When the bed deformation is evident, the variation of the parameter Φ(M) is strongly reduced compared to that obtained in absence of bed deformation. Results also show that the Manning's roughness coefficients determined through entropy-based formula are in agreement with those estimated by applying other literature's expressions but, unlike the latter, through the parameter Φ(M) the entropy-based formula could account for the effects due to the advective momentum transport by cross-circulation along the strongly curved reaches of the channel.

Velocity profiles assessment in natural channels during high floods

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 162-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommaso Moramarco ◽  
Carla Saltalippi ◽  
Vijay P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Maximum Flow ◽  
Velocity Profiles ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Velocity Measurements ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Flow Area ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Logarithmic Law ◽  
Maximum Flow Velocity

The accuracy of three different approaches for velocity profiles assessment during high floods, when the velocity points sampling is carried out only in the upper portion of the flow area, has been investigated. The first two methods assume the classical logarithmic law with additional terms, to take account of the dip-phenomenon in the velocity profile. The third one is based on the entropy theory and uses the maximum flow velocity occurring in the flow area. A sample of velocity measurements carried out at Pontelagoscuro gauged section (Po River, Italy), has been considered for the analysis. Six flood events have been selected and the accuracy of the investigated methods has been evaluated in terms of mean error in estimating both the mean velocity along each sampled vertical and the mean flow velocity. For high floods, the logarithmic law and the entropic approach were found quite accurate; however, the ability of the latter in reproducing the velocity profiles only by sampling the maximum flow velocity has been shown. Therefore, a procedure for velocity measurements based on the entropic approach has been proposed. The procedure allows one to both to shorten remarkably the time of the velocity sampling and to quickly estimate the discharge.

Experimental Study on Hydraulic Roughness of Submerged Grass in Ecological Riverbank

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 1743-1748
Author(s):  
Dian Guang Ma ◽  
Chun Xin Zhong ◽  
Wu Ning ◽  
Qing Ye ◽  
Sheng Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Roughness Coefficient ◽  
Theoretic Analysis ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Obvious Effect ◽  
Hydraulic Roughness ◽  
Natural Turf ◽  
Scouring Process ◽  
The Mean

A model experiment about the hydraulic roughness of natural turf used in riverbank was carried out in flume. To examine the rationality of experimental design, the hydraulic roughness coefficient of plexiglass-flume was tested firstly. The result was 0.0085, which is quite normal. Then the tested hydraulic roughness caused by vegetation ranges from 0.020 to 0.090 for the chosen plants, which is also acceptable. Furthermore, the tested incipient velocities of krasnozem, and paddysoil had the range of 0.55~0.65m·s-1 and 1.0~1.1m·s-1, respectively. All these experimental results are in normal range, which means that the design of this experimental is rational. Experimental research illustrate that, the roughness coefficient of plant reduces with the increasing of flow velocity. When the mean flow velocity is over 3m·s-1, Mannings n values vary between 0.025 and 0.035. This phenomenon is accord with the theoretic analysis. During the scouring process, not only the flow velocity, but also the flow duration has an obvious effect on the coarseness of vegetative bed.

Experimental Investigation of the Acoustic Reflection Coefficient of a Modeled Gas Turbine Impingement Cooling Section

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Jörg ◽  
Michael Wagner ◽  
Thomas Sattelmayer
Keyword(s):  
Reflection Coefficient ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Acoustic Energy ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Acoustic Reflection ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Flow Velocity

The thermoacoustic stability of gas turbines depends on a balance of acoustic energy inside the engine. While the flames produce acoustic energy, other areas like the impingement cooling system contribute to damping. In this paper, we investigate the damping potential of an annular impingement sleeve geometry embedded into a realistic environment. A cold flow test rig was designed to represent real engine conditions in terms of geometry, and flow situation. High quality data was delivered by six piezoelectric dynamic pressure sensors. Experiments were carried out for different mean flow velocities through the cooling holes. The acoustic reflection coefficient of the impingement sleeve was evaluated at a downstream reference location. Further parameters investigated were the number of cooling holes, and the geometry of the chamber surrounding the impingement sleeve. Experimental results show that the determining parameter for the reflection coefficient is the mean flow velocity through the impingement holes. An increase of the mean flow velocity leads to significantly increased damping, and to low values of the reflection coefficient.

The nature of saltation and of ‘bed-load’ transport in water

1973 ◽  
Vol 332 (1591) ◽  
pp. 473-504 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Bed Load ◽  
Flow Depth ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Stream Power ◽  
Fluid Turbulence ◽  
Load Transport ◽  
Bed Load Transport ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Flow Velocity

Owing to observational difficulties the distinction between a ‘suspended’ load of solids transported by a stream and a ‘ bed-load ’ has long remained undefined. Recently, however, certain critical experiments have thrown much light on the nature of bed-load transport. In particular, it has been shown that bed-load transport, by saltation, occurs in the absence of fluid turbulence and must therefore be due to a separate dynamic process from that of transport in suspension by the internal eddy motion of a turbulent fluid. It has been further shown that the forward motion of saltating solids is opposed by a frictional force of the same order as the immersed weight of the solids, the friction coefficient approximating to that given by the angle of slip. The maintenance of steady motion therefore requires a predictable rate of energy dissipation by the transporting fluid. The fluid thrust necessary to maintain the motion is shown to be exerted by virtue of a mean slip velocity which is predictable in the same way as, and approxim ates to, the terminal fall velocity of the solid. The mean thrust, and therefore the transport rate of saltating solids, are therefore predictable in terms of the fluid velocity close to the bed, at a distance from it, within the saltation zone, of a ‘centre of fluid thrust’ analogous to the ‘centre of pressure’. This velocity, which is not directly measurable in water streams, can be got from a knowledge of stream depth and mean flow velocity. Thus a basic energy equation is obtained relating the rate of transporting work done to available fluid transporting power. This is shown to be applicable to the transport both of wind-blown sand, and of water-driven solids of all sizes and larger than that of medium sand. Though the mean flow velocity is itself unpredictable, the total stream power, which is the product of this quantity times the bed shear stress, is readily measurable. But since the mean flow velocity is an increasing function of flow depth, the transport of solids expressed in terms of total stream power must decrease with increasing flow depth/grain size ratio. This considerable variation with flow depth has not been previously recognised. It explains the gross inconsistencies found in the existing experimental data. The theoretical variation is shown to approximate very closely to that found in recent critical experiments in which transport rates were measured at different constant flow depths. The theory, which is largely confirmed by these and other earlier experiments, indicates that suspension by fluid turbulence of mineral solids larger than those of medium sands does not become appreciable until the bed shear stress is increased to a value exceeding 12 times its threshold value for the bed material considered. This range of unsuspended transport decreases rapidly, however, as the grain size is reduced till, at a certain critical size, suspension should occur at the threshold of bed movement.

scholarly journals Three-dimensional spatial structure of the macro-pores and flow simulation in anthracite coal based on X-ray μ-CT scanning data

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1221-1236
Author(s):  
Hui-Huang Fang ◽  
Shu-Xun Sang ◽  
Shi-Qi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Bedding Plane ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Equivalent Radius ◽  
Flow Pressure ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Flow Velocity

Abstract The three-dimensional (3D) structures of pores directly affect the CH4 flow. Therefore, it is very important to analyze the 3D spatial structure of pores and to simulate the CH4 flow with the connected pores as the carrier. The result shows that the equivalent radius of pores and throats are 1–16 μm and 1.03–8.9 μm, respectively, and the throat length is 3.28–231.25 μm. The coordination number of pores concentrates around three, and the intersection point between the connectivity function and the X-axis is 3–4 μm, which indicate the macro-pores have good connectivity. During the single-channel flow, the pressure decreases along the direction of CH4 flow, and the flow velocity of CH4 decreases from the pore center to the wall. Under the dual-channel and the multi-channel flows, the pressure also decreases along the CH4 flow direction, while the velocity increases. The mean flow pressure gradually decreases with the increase of the distance from the inlet slice. The change of mean flow pressure is relatively stable in the direction horizontal to the bedding plane, while it is relatively large in the direction perpendicular to the bedding plane. The mean flow velocity in the direction horizontal to the bedding plane (Y-axis) is the largest, followed by that in the direction horizontal to the bedding plane (X-axis), and the mean flow velocity in the direction perpendicular to the bedding plane is the smallest.

Alteration of intraaneurysmal hemodynamics by placement of a self-expandable stent

2009 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Tateshima ◽  
Kazuo Tanishita ◽  
Yasuhiro Hakata ◽  
Shin-ya Tanoue ◽  
Fernando Viñuela
Keyword(s):  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Vortex Flow ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Single Vortex ◽  
Clinical Images ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Fast Flow ◽  
Mean Flow Velocity ◽  
Flow Stream

Object Development of a flexible self-expanding stent system and stent-assisted coiling technique facilitates endovascular treatment of wide-necked brain aneurysms. The hemodynamic effect of self-expandable stent placement across the neck of a brain aneurysm has not been well documented in patient-specific aneurysm models. Methods Three patient-specific silicone aneurysm models based on clinical images were used in this study. Model 1 was constructed from a wide-necked internal carotid artery–ophthalmic artery aneurysm, and Models 2 and 3 were constructed from small wide-necked middle cerebral artery aneurysms. Neuroform stents were placed in the in vitro aneurysm models, and flow structures were compared before and after the stent placements. Flow velocity fields were acquired with particle imaging velocimetry. Results In Model 1, a clockwise, single-vortex flow pattern was observed in the aneurysm dome before stenting was performed. There were multiple vortices, and a very small fast flow stream was newly formed in the aneurysm dome after stenting. The mean intraaneurysmal flow velocity was reduced by ~ 23–40%. In Model 2, there was a clockwise vortex flow in the aneurysm dome and another small counterclockwise vortex in the tip of the aneurysm dome before stenting. The small vortex area disappeared after stenting, and the mean flow velocity in the aneurysm dome was reduced by 43–64%. In Model 3, a large, counterclockwise, single vortex was seen in the aneurysm dome before stenting. Multiple small vortices appeared in the aneurysm dome after stenting, and the mean flow velocity became slower by 22–51%. Conclusions The flexible self-expandable stents significantly altered flow velocity and also flow structure in these aneurysms. Overall flow alterations by the stent appeared favorable for the long-term durability of aneurysm embolization. The possibility that the placement of a low-profile self-expandable stent might induce unfavorable flow patterns such as a fast flow stream in the aneurysm dome cannot be excluded.

A Machine Learning Approach for the Mean Flow Velocity Prediction in Alluvial Channels

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 4379-4395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasileios Kitsikoudis ◽  
Epaminondas Sidiropoulos ◽  
Lazaros Iliadis ◽  
Vlassios Hrissanthou
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Alluvial Channels ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Machine Learning Approach ◽  
Velocity Prediction ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Flow Velocity

PIV-POD Investigation of the Wake of a Sharp-Edged Flat Bluff Body Immersed in a Shallow Channel Flow

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arindam Singha ◽  
A.-M. Shinneeb ◽  
Ram Balachandar
Keyword(s):  
Velocity Field ◽  
Channel Flow ◽  
Bluff Body ◽  
Maximum Flow ◽  
Velocity Fields ◽  
Central Plane ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
The Mean

This paper reports particle-image velocimetry measurements of instantaneous velocity fields in the wake of a sharp-edged bluff body immersed vertically in a shallow smooth open channel flow. The maximum flow velocity was 0.19 m/s and the Reynolds number based on the water depth was 18,270. The purpose of the present study is to show the vertical variation of the velocity field in the near region of a shallow wake. Measurements of the flow field in the vertical central plane and in the horizontal near-bed, mid-depth, and near-surface planes were taken. Then, the mean flow quantities such as the mean velocity, turbulence intensity, and Reynolds stress fields were investigated. In addition, the proper orthogonal decomposition technique was used to reconstruct the velocity fields to investigate the energetic vortical structures. The results showed that the largest recirculation zone in the mean velocity fields occurred in the mid-depth velocity field, while the smallest one occurred near the bed. Also, the fluid was entrained from the sides toward the wake central plane in the three horizontal velocity fields but with different rates. This behavior was attributed to the existence of quasi-streamwise vortices near the boundaries. In addition, patterns of ejection and sweep events near the free surface similar to the features commonly observed near the wall-bounded flows were observed.

Flow Properties of Fluids Confined in Parallel-Plate Nanochannels

2012 ◽  
Vol 229-231 ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
Zhong Qiang Zhang ◽  
Guang Gui Cheng ◽  
Jian Ning Ding ◽  
Zhi Yong Ling
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Parallel Plate ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Channel Width ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Mean Flow Velocity ◽  
Pressure Driven

Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out to explore the fluid flows in parallel-plate nanochannels. A “channel moving” pressure-driven model is utilized to study the planar Poiseuille flows. Considering the slip boundary conditions, relationships among the pressure gradient, mean flow velocity and the channel width are investigated to couple the atomistic regime to continuum. The results show that the mean flow velocity almost linearly increases with the increase of the pressure gradient. The slope of the linear relationship between the pressure gradient and the mean flow velocity is nonlinearly decreased with increasing the channel width. The results indicate that the approximate accuracy is reduced with decreasing the channel width while the pressure-driven flows confined in nanochannels are approximately described by the Navier-Stokes equations.

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