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Instability of flow in a curved alluvial channel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

Frank Engelund
Frank Engelund
Affiliation:
Institute of Hydrodynamics and Hydraulic Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby
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Abstract

This paper deals with two main problems concerning flow in curved alluvial channels. First, the large-scale bottom geometry that develops through the interaction of flow and sediment motion is determined. Second, experiments in an annular flume indicate that the bed is unstable and that this particular instability leads to the formation of a certain number of scour holes. This is explained by a linear stability analysis.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , 11 November 1975 , pp. 145 - 160
Copyright
© 1975 Cambridge University Press

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