Effect of stratification on the propagation of a cylindrical gravity current

WK Lam, L Chan, D Sutherland… - Journal of Fluid …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Direct numerical simulations (DNSs) of three-dimensional cylindrical release gravity currents
in a linearly stratified ambient are presented. The simulations cover a range of stratification …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of wave-supported gravity currents in intermediate water

M Marino, M Stagnitti, LM Stancanelli… - Continental Shelf …, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamics of gravity currents propagating beneath intermediate water waves is
investigated in the present study. Laboratory experiments were carried out in a wave flume …

Field observations reveal how plunging mixing and sediment resuspension affect the pathway of a dense river inflow into a deep stratified lake

K Blanckaert, LR Vinnå, D Bouffard… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The pathway of dense river inflows into lakes, which affects the lake water quality, is not
accurately predicted by existing models. The pathway of a dense riverine inflow in a lake …

[HTML][HTML] Turbulent kinetic energy redistribution in a gravity current interacting with an emergent cylinder

G Di Lollo, C Adduce, M Brito, RML Ferreira… - Advances in Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gravity currents are flows driven by density gradients between two or more contacting fluids
and play a key role in nature and industrial environments via global ocean circulations …

Experimental study of gravity currents moving over a sediment bed: suspension criterion and bed forms

MR Maggi, ME Negretti, A Martin… - Environmental Fluid …, 2024 - Springer
In many natural settings, gravity currents flow over a mobile sediment bed as in fluvial
outflows into lakes and reservoirs or in submarine canyons in coastal regions. We present …

Unraveling instabilities and mixing behavior in two-layered flows: A quest for the optimum viscosity ratio

P Banga, SN Maharana, M Mishra - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A two-layer miscible displacement of density-matched but viscosity-contrasted fluids through
a channel is numerically investigated in a nonlinear regime. The flow is governed by Navier …

Head-on collision of gravity currents of unequal strengths: Large-eddy simulations and laboratory experiments

CS Wu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The collision of two counterflowing gravity currents with unequal strengths was investigated
through large-eddy simulations and laboratory experiments. The collisions were initiated by …

On the dynamics of gravity current motion in a stratified ambient

A Kokkinos, P Prinos - Journal of Hydraulic Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study presents LES results of lock-release propagating gravity current (GC) at the base
of a linearly stratified ambient. The focus of the study is to investigate the effect of ambient …

Experimental study on the characteristics of buoyant gas flow produced by vertical gas leakage in tunnels under natural ventilation

T Du, X Lu, H Yu, T Wu, D Yang - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In recent years, there have been reports of gas leakage accidents during the transportation
of gas tankers in tunnels, potentially leading to destructive explosions. However, the overall …

Laterally unconfined neutral or negative buoyancy inflow into a quiescent ambient over sloping bottom

H Shi - 2023 - infoscience.epfl.ch
This work studies the nearshore hydrodynamics of a shallow turbulent flow entering a
laterally unconfined quiescent ambient with a sloping bottom boundary. Examples of such …