Open AccessA NUMERICAL MODEL FOR DUNE DYNAMICS
Author(s) -
J. Sundermann,
H.-J. Vollmers,
W. Puls
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v17.95
Subject(s) - bedform , sediment transport , turbulence , mechanics , turbulence modeling , erosion , flow (mathematics) , geology , sediment , large eddy simulation , shear velocity , geotechnical engineering , geomorphology , physics
A numerical sediment transport model is formulated that serves especially for the simulation of bedform mechanics. The model is based on the idea that sediment transport is determined by the erosion rate and the path length of bed material. Formulas for the erosion rate and the path length are derived from physical considerations and from measurements; they depend mainly on the local values of the shear velocity and the mean flow velocity near the bed. The behaviour of detached sediment is simulated by a Monte Carlo procedure, which is based on the mean flow velocities and the eddy viscosity. All flow properties that are needed for the sediment transport model are computed by a numerical flow model that includes two turbulence equations. Results of the flow model and the sediment transport model are compared with measured data.