Abstract
Turbulent flow in a compound meandering open channel with seminatural cross sections is one of the most complicated turbulent flows as the flow pattern is influenced by the combined action of various forces, such as centrifugal force, pressure, and shear stresses. In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) Reynolds stress model (RSM) is adopted to simulate the compound meandering channel flows. Governing equations of the flow are solved numerically with finite-volume method. The velocity fields, wall shear stresses, and Reynolds stresses are calculated for a range of input conditions. Good agreement between the simulated results and measurements indicates that RSM can successfully predict the complicated flow phenomenon.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 927-943 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Early online date | 9 Jul 2008 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Reynolds stress model
- turbulent flow
- compound meandering channel
- numerical simulation
- open channel flow
- wall shear stress