Particle Image Velocimetry Study of Density Current Fronts

The laboratory facility used allows the study of the front in a stationary setting, and also in its natural advancing state, for the case of a constant input of dense fluid to the system. These two settings are complementary, as the former highlights the mixing processes at the interface of the front, while for the latter the interaction between the current and the channel bed can be examined. Results from these experiments are presented, which characterize the flow in terms of the front velocity, the dimensions of the front, the mixing rate and the bed friction coefficient; the variability of these two last quantities is examined in detail.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Martin, Juan Ezequiel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Garcia, Marcelo H.

• Engineering, Civil

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3392209

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83408