Flow Over Gravel Dunes.
2014
Aims: Flow over gravel dunes is investigated. Measured velocity and Reynolds stress
distributions over gravel dunes are compared to those for sand bedforms under similar
geometric and hydraulic conditions.
Place and Duration of Study: Experiments were carried out at the hydraulics laboratory
at Isfahan University of Technology, Iran, during the summer of 2012.
Results: Results show that the dune surface roughness plays a significant role in the
stream wise velocity near-bed region (z/H <0.3), but it has no influence on the velocity
distribution in outer flow region (z/H>0.3). While flow separation is clear in the troughs of
sand bedforms, it is not evident over gravel bedforms and this has important implications
when considering drag and flow resistance. The convex shapes of the Reynolds shear
stress distribution over the trough and stoss regions of gravel bedforms are comparable
to those of sand bedforms for z/H>0.5, but significant differences are found for z/H<0.5.
The greater surface roughness of gravel dunes increases peak values of Reynolds shear
stresses over the trough, crest and stoss regions.
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