Localized turbulent flows on scouring granular beds |
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Authors: | Gioia G Bombardelli Fabián A |
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Institution: | Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA. |
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Abstract: | In many applications a sustained, localized turbulent flow scours a cohesionless granular bed to form a pothole. Here we use similarity methods to derive a theoretical formula for the equilibrium depth of the pothole. Whereas the empirical formulas customarily used in applications contain numerous free exponents, the theoretical formula contains a single one, which we show can be determined via the phenomenological theory of turbulence. Our derivation affords insight into how a state of dynamic equilibrium is attained between a granular bed and a localized turbulent flow. |
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