Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

DOI

10.3389/fmars.2023.1105112

Publication Title

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volume

10

Pages

1105112 (1-12)

Abstract

Sediment transport modeling for flows with cylinders is very challenging owing to the complicated flow–cylinder–sediment interactions, especially under the combined wave-current flows. In this paper, an improved formulation for incipient sediment suspension considering the effect of cylinder density (i.e., solid volume fraction) is employed to simulate the bottom sediment flux in the flow with cylinders. The proposed model is calibrated and validated using laboratory measurements under unidirectional and combined wave-current flows in previous studies. It is proved that the effects of cylinders on sediment suspension can be accounted for through a modified critical Shields number, and the proposed model is capable of simulating sediment suspension under both unidirectional and combined wave–current flows reasonably well with the average the coefficients of determination and model skills greater than 0.8 and 0.64.

Rights

© 2023 Lou, Chen, Zhou, Ma, Liu, Radnaeva, Nikitina and Fedorova.

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Data Availability

Article states: The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.

Original Publication Citation

Lou, S., Chen, X., Zhou, S., Ma, G., Liu, S., Radnaeva, L. D., Nikitina, E., & Fedorova, I. V. (2023). Numerical study of sediment suspension affected by rigid cylinders under unidirectional and combined wave–current flows. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1-12, Article 1105112. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1105112

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