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Three‐dimensional free‐surface suspended particles transport in the South Biscayne Bay, Florida
Author(s) -
Miller Harvey P.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1650041002
Subject(s) - settling , free surface , dredging , dispersion (optics) , mechanics , deposition (geology) , surface (topology) , mass transport , sedimentation , meteorology , environmental science , geology , physics , mathematics , sediment , environmental engineering , geometry , oceanography , geomorphology , optics , engineering physics
A three‐dimensional, time‐dependent free surface model has been developed which takes account of topographical and meterological parameters for application to suspended particles transport. This investigation of suspended particles transport is the most realistic in regard to treating the moving free‐surface in computing the hydrodynamic field. A unique mass‐conserving numerical model is used for solving the concentration equation by an explicit finite difference scheme. The paper presents a mathematical model which can be applied to surface water dispersion of particulates associated with dredging operations and land‐fill. The effects of settling velocity and bottom bed deposition rate are compared and discussed.