Modeling gravity and turbidity currents: computational approaches and challenges

E Meiburg, S Radhakrishnan… - Applied …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this review article, we discuss recent progress with regard to modeling gravity-driven, high
Reynolds number currents, with the emphasis on depth-resolving, high-resolution …

Turbidity currents interacting with three-dimensional seafloor topography

MM Nasr-Azadani, E Meiburg - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2014 - cambridge.org
Direct numerical simulations are employed to investigate the interactions of bidisperse
turbidity currents with three-dimensional seafloor topography in the form of Gaussian bumps …

Stability of longitudinal sediment waves formed by turbidity currents: Linear and weakly nonlinear perspectives

RK Mahato, SZ Ali, S Dey - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We perform the linear and weakly nonlinear stability analyses of longitudinal sediment
waves triggered by the interaction of turbidity currents with an erodible bed. The …

TURBINS: an immersed boundary, Navier–Stokes code for the simulation of gravity and turbidity currents interacting with complex topographies

MM Nasr-Azadani, E Meiburg - Computers & Fluids, 2011 - Elsevier
An accurate, three-dimensional Navier–Stokes based immersed boundary code called
TURBINS has been developed, validated and tested, for the purpose of simulating density …

Computational analysis of stability of wave propagation against submerged permeable breakwater using hybrid finite element method

T Tulus, S Sutarman, MR Syahputra… - AIP Conference …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Breakwater is a building that is formed to dampen the brunt of waves in an accelerating fluid.
The breakwater has the characteristic of resisting the velocity of a very large fluid wave by …

Submarine channels formation driven by turbidity currents interacting with an erodible bed

RK Mahato, S Dey, SZ Ali - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In this article, we explore the submarine channel formation driven by the interaction of
turbidity currents with an erodible bed. The theoretical analysis considers the three …

Mixing dynamics of turbidity currents interacting with complex seafloor topography

MM Nasr-Azadani, E Meiburg, B Kneller - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Direct Numerical Simulations are employed to investigate the mixing dynamics of
turbidity currents interacting with seamounts of various heights. The mixing properties are …

Three‐dimensional seismic analysis of sediment waves and related geomorphological features on a carbonate shelf exposed to large amplitude internal waves, B …

J Belde, S Back, L Reuning - Sedimentology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study analyses the three‐dimensional geometry of sedimentary features recorded on
the modern sea floor and in the shallow subsurface of a shelf to upper slope region offshore …

Influence of seafloor topography on the depositional behavior of bi-disperse turbidity currents: a three-dimensional, depth-resolved numerical investigation

MM Nasr-Azadani, E Meiburg - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2014 - Springer
We discuss the results of direct numerical simulations of bi-disperse turbidity currents
interacting with a flat bottom wall and a Gaussian bump, respectively, with a focus on the …

Spatiotemporal distribution of sediment waves in the northern Gulf of Mexico Basin, USA

VO Towoju, MR Gani - Sedimentary Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The northern Gulf of Mexico basin, known for its hydrocarbon potential and a myriad
of geologic structures and processes, has been underexplored to understand deepwater …