Experimental study on velocity distributions, secondary currents, and coherent structures in open channel flow with submerged riparian vegetation

H Shi, J Zhang, W Huai - Advances in Water Resources, 2023 - Elsevier
Riparian vegetation, which is commonly found in natural rivers and open channels, has a
strong influence on flow structures. This paper describes a laboratory experiment on velocity …

Performance enhancement of hydrodynamic piezoelectric energy harvester by array disturbance

G Liang, D Zhao, P Guo, X Wu, H Nan, W Sun - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Utilizing piezoelectric transduction to harvest low-velocity water flow energy to power
wireless devices has become a promising alternative to battery power supply. This paper …

Influence of submergence ratio on flow and drag forces generated by a long rectangular array of rigid cylinders at the sidewall of an open channel

M Koken, G Constantinescu - Journal of fluid mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
This paper discusses how the submergence ratio, defined as the ratio between the flow
depth, D, and the height, h, of the solid rigid cylinders forming the array affects flow and …

Numerical assessment of canopy blocking effect on partly-obstructed channel flows: from perturbations to vortices

YY Jia, ZD Yao, HF Duan, XK Wang… - … of Computational Fluid …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The evolution and characteristics of large-scale vortices are critical for understanding
temporal and spatial exchange of mass and momentum. Using a validated depth-averaged …

Impact of sediment size, channel velocity and plant density on sediment deposition inside Phragmites australis canopies

S Sun, Y Shan, C Yan, C Liu - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, laboratory experiments were performed to investigate the impacts of sediment
size, channel velocity and plant density on sediment deposition inside an emergent canopy …

Fully developed open channel flow over clusters of freshwater mussels partially buried in a gravel bed

T Lazzarin, G Constantinescu, H Wu… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The present study uses results of eddy‐resolving numerical simulations to investigate the
open channel flow over large clusters of freshwater mussels (Unio elongatulus) partially …

Flow dynamics in lateral vegetation cavities constructed by an array of emergent vegetation patches along the open-channel bank

M Liu, Z Yang, B Ji, W Huai, H Tang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The hydrodynamics in a straight rectangular open channel containing novel lateral cavities
constructed by an array of square emergent vegetation patches discontinuously distributed …

Analytical approach to the solution of short-crested wave interaction with V-shaped and arc-shaped breakwaters

Z Zhai, X Li, L Yang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The hydrodynamic performance of short-crested wave diffraction by bottom-mounted V-
shaped and arc-shaped breakwaters was examined based on the linear wave theory and …

[HTML][HTML] Flow Structures in Open Channels with Emergent Rigid Vegetation: A Review

D Li, Z Peng, G Liu, C Wei - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
On the edges of rivers where the flow velocity is low, aquatic plants flourish, with emergent
rigid herbs being the most common. Since the flow structures of vegetated flow are strongly …

Flow characteristics in partially vegetated channel with homogeneous and heterogeneous layouts

D Li, W Huai, Y Guo, M Liu - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
This study presents the experimental results of the flow characteristics, such as the flow
adjustment, velocity profiles, mixing layer, and the momentum exchange, in the partially …