Numerical Simulations of Sediment Transport and Scour Around Mines

Abstract

The long term goal of this research is to understand and predict the scour and transport of submerged objects in coastal waters. The objective of this research is to verify a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for sediment transport and scour of mines in coastal waters with laboratory and field observations. The three-dimensional flow around and scour of partially and unburied mines in the coastal zone is being simulated with a numerical CFD model for both wave and current dominated conditions. The predicted flow, sediment transport and bed scour model is being verified with laboratory and field observations obtained by collaborators (PI Garcia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne (UIUC); PI Richardson, Naval Research Lab; and PI Howd, University of South Florida).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2004
Accession Number
ADA613031

Entities

People

  • Diane L. Foster

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Grain Size
  • Observation
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Seabed
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Ships
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Riverine Ecology