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http://dx.doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2017.50.1.55

A numerical simulation of propagating turbidity currents using the ULTIMATE scheme  

Choi, Seongwook (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
Choi, Sung-Uk (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Journal of Korea Water Resources Association / v.50, no.1, 2017 , pp. 55-64 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study presents a numerical model for simulating turbidity currents using the ULTIMATE scheme. For this, the layer-averaged model is used. The model is applied to laboratory experiments, where the flume is composed of sloping and flat parts, and the characteristics of propagating turbidity currents are investigated. Due to the universal limiter of the ULTIMATE scheme, the frontal part of the turbidity currents at a sharp gradient without numerical oscillations is computed. Simulated turbidity currents propagate super-critically to the end of the flume, and internal hydraulic jumps occur at the break-in-slope after being affected by the downstream boundary. It is found that the hydraulic jumps are computed without numerical oscillations if Courant number is less than 1. In addition, factors that affect propagation velocity of turbidity currents is studied. The particle size less than $9{\mu}m$ does not affect propagation velocity but the buoyancy flux affects clearly. Finally, it is found that the numerical model computes the bed elevation change due to turbidity currents properly. Specifically, a discontinuity in the bed elevation, arisen from the hydraulic jumps and resulting difference in sediment entrainment, is observed.
Keywords
Turbidity Currents; Internal Hydraulic Jump; ULTIMATE Scheme; Layer-Averaged Model; Finite Difference Method;
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