scholarly journals SewerSedFoam: A Model for Free Surface Flow, Sediment Transport, and Deposited Bed Morphology in Sewers

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhu K Murali ◽  
Matthew R Hipsey ◽  
Anas Ghadouani ◽  
Zhiguo Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Free Surface Flow ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Bedload Transport ◽  
Sediment Deposition ◽  
Suspended Sediment Transport ◽  
Flow Solver ◽  
Bed Morphology ◽  
Bedload Sediment

This paper aims to bridge the gap in the detailed modelling of flow and sediment process interactions in sewers through the development of a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. It draws on previous models developed for surface water sediment transport in the OpenFOAM CFD framework and builds on them to improve their suitability for sewer sediment processes. Three distinct sediment processes, suspended sediment transport, bedload transport, and deposited bed morphology, are incorporated into a free surface flow solver, interFoam. This sewer sediment model, called SewerSedFoam, models the impacts of sediment deposition and erosion on flow velocity by using dynamic mesh deformation to capture the movement of the deposited bed and its morphology. Further, three sediment classes, two suspended and one bedload sediment, can be modelled along with some bed stabilization and consolidation effects during deposition and erosion, respectively. The functionality of the overall model in modelling sewer sediment deposition and erosion is promising, although the validation of a large magnitude sediment erosion event has been limited by the availability of granular data in existing case studies.

scholarly journals NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF DAM-BREAK FLOOD PROPAGATION AND ITS IMPLICATION TO SEDIMENT EROSION

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Hung-Chu Hsu ◽  
A. Torres-Freyermuth ◽  
Tian-Jian Hsu ◽  
Hwung-Hweng Hwung
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Free Surface Flow ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Dam Break ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Suspended Sediment Transport ◽  
Initial Stage

Regarding the hydrodynamics, within the past two decades it has become popular in numerical modeling of free-surface flow to adopt a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes approach, where the volume of fluid (VOF) method is utilized to track the evolution of free-surface. However, this robust numerical model has not been widely applied to the study of sediment transport processes. In this study, we shall extend the numerical model to simulate suspended sediment transport and study the erosion pattern during the initial stage of the dam break flow. We also conducted a series of experiments in a horizontal channel of rectangular section and recorded the snap shots of surface profiles of a dam- break wave during the initial stage of dam-break. Measured data is utilized here to study the hydrodynamics and to validate the numerical model.

Surface Ship Total Resistance Prediction Based on a Nonlinear Free Surface Potential Flow Solver and a Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Viscous Correction

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (01) ◽  
pp. 47-64
Author(s):  
James C. Huan ◽  
Thomas T. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Surface Potential ◽  
Potential Flow ◽  
Free Surface Flow ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Total Resistance ◽  
Flow Solver ◽  
Resistance Prediction ◽  
Nonlinear Free Surface

A fast turnaround and an accurate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach for ship total resistance prediction is developed. The approach consists of a nonlinear free surface potential flow solver (PShip code) with a wet-or-dry transom stern model, and a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equation solver that solves viscous free surface flow with a prescribed free surface given from the PShip. The prescribed free surface RANS predicts a viscous correction to the pressure resistance (viscous form) and viscous flow field around the hull. The viscous free surface flow solved this way avoids the time-consuming RANS iterations to resolve the free surface profile. The method, however, requires employing a flow characteristic-based nonreflecting boundary condition at the free surface. The approach can predict the components of ship resistance, the associated wave profile around the hull, and the sinkage and trim of the ship. Validation of the approach is presented with Wigley, Series 60 (CB = 0.6), and NSWCCD Model 5415 hulls. An overall accuracy of ±2% for ship total resistance prediction is achieved. The approach is applied to evaluating the effects of a stern flap on a DD 968 model on ship performance. An empirical viscous form resistance formula is also devised for a quick ship total resistance estimate.

Pulsation effects on pollutant and sediment transport in free-surface flow

2016 ◽  
Vol 219 ◽  
pp. 685-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nawel Khaldi ◽  
Yoldoss Chouari ◽  
Hatem Mhiri ◽  
Philippe Bournot
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Free Surface Flow ◽  
Surface Flow

scholarly journals WAVE MOTION NEAR A BREAKWATER ROUNDHEAD

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Takahide Honda ◽  
Peter Wellens ◽  
Marcel Van Gent
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Wave Motion ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Free Surface Flow ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Flow Solver ◽  
Physical Model Tests

COMFLOW is a general 3D free-surface flow solver. The numerical method is based on the Navier-Stokes equations in a porous medium, with additional force terms to represent the (turbulent) interaction of the flow with the medium. The free surface is displaced by means of the Volume-Of-Fluid method. The main objective in this paper is to validate the permeable flow model in 3D. Tailor-made physical model tests were performed for this purpose. In the experiment surface elevations are measured inside and around a permeable structure with 18 wave gauges in total. The measurements are represented well by the simulation results.

scholarly journals 3D SIMULATION OF WAVE INTERACTION WITH PERMEABLE STRUCTURES

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (32) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Wellens ◽  
M.J.A. Borsboom ◽  
M.R.A. Van Gent
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Reflection Coefficient ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Wave Interaction ◽  
Free Surface Flow ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Flow Solver ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Rubble Mound Breakwaters

COMFLOW is a general 3D free-surface flow solver. The main objective in this paper is to extend the solver with a permeable flow model to simulate wave interaction with rubble-mound breakwaters. The extended Navier-Stokes equations for permeable flow are presented and we show the discretization of these equations as they are implemented in COMFLOW. An analytical solution for the reflection coefficient of a permeable structure is derived and the numerical model is compared to the solution. In addition, a validation study has been performed, in which we compare the numerical results with an experiment. In the experiment, pressures and surface elevations are measured inside a permeable structure. The measurements are represented well by the simulation results. At the end, a 3D application of the model is shown.

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