On the values for the turbulent Schmidt number in environmental flows

C Gualtieri, A Angeloudis, F Bombardelli, S Jha… - Fluids, 2017 - mdpi.com
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has consolidated as a tool to provide understanding
and quantitative information regarding many complex environmental flows. The accuracy …

Turbidity currents and their deposits

E Meiburg, B Kneller - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The article surveys the current state of our understanding of turbidity currents, with an
emphasis on their fluid mechanics. It highlights the significant role these currents play within …

Turbulent Schmidt numbers for CFD analysis with various types of flowfield

Y Tominaga, T Stathopoulos - Atmospheric Environment, 2007 - Elsevier
The application of CFD (computational fluid dynamics) using RANS (Reynolds-averaged
Navier–Stokes equations) model to turbulent flows with mass transfer generally estimates …

Estimating turbidity current conditions from channel morphology: A Froude number approach

OE Sequeiros - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing need across different disciplines to develop better predictive tools for flow
conditions of density and turbidity currents. Apart from resorting to complex numerical …

The mechanics of marine sediment gravity flows

JD Parsons, CT Friedrichs… - … sediment transport to …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Sediment gravity flows, particularly those in the marine environment, are dynamically
interesting because of the non‐linear interaction of mixing, sediment entrainment …

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 …

Sediment concentrations, flow conditions, and downstream evolution of two turbidity currents, Monterey Canyon, USA

JP Xu, OE Sequeiros, MA Noble - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2014 - Elsevier
The capacity of turbidity currents to carry sand and coarser sediment from shallow to deep
regions in the submarine environment has attracted the attention of researchers from …

Turbidity current with a roof: Direct numerical simulation of self‐stratified turbulent channel flow driven by suspended sediment

MI Cantero, S Balachandar, A Cantelli… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In this work we present direct numerical simulations (DNS) of sediment‐laden channel flows.
In contrast to previous studies, where the flow has been driven by a constant, uniform …

How typhoons trigger turbidity currents in submarine canyons

OE Sequeiros, M Bolla Pittaluga, A Frascati, C Pirmez… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Intense turbidity currents occur in the Malaylay Submarine Canyon off the northern coast of
Mindoro Island in the Philippines. They start in very shallow waters at the shelf break and …

Numerical modelling of turbidity currents in the Xiaolangdi reservoir, Yellow River, China

P Hu, Z Cao, G Pender, G Tan - Journal of Hydrology, 2012 - Elsevier
Turbidity currents play a critical role in effective sediment and reservoir management in
alluvial rivers. Yet previous estimations of reservoir turbidity currents are mostly based on …