Lock-release gravity currents propagating over roughness elements
The influence of bottom roughness on the development of lock-release gravity currents is
investigated through laboratory experiments using Particle Image Velocimetry. The bottom …
investigated through laboratory experiments using Particle Image Velocimetry. The bottom …
Turbulence characteristics and mixing properties of gravity currents over complex topography
Understanding gravity currents developing on complex topography, which involve
turbulence and mixing processes on a wide range of spatial and temporal scales, is of …
turbulence and mixing processes on a wide range of spatial and temporal scales, is of …
Gravity currents interacting with slopes and overhangs
When a gravity current interacts with a barrier the flow is reflected back in the form of a
moving hydraulic jump or bore. This latter phenomenon has important implications for …
moving hydraulic jump or bore. This latter phenomenon has important implications for …
Gravity currents interacting with a bottom triangular obstacle and implications on entrainment
Laboratory experiments investigating the interaction of a lock-exchange dense gravity
current and a submerged obstacle with a triangular section have been conducted to …
current and a submerged obstacle with a triangular section have been conducted to …
Experimental study of uni-and bi-directional exchange flows in a large-scale rotating trapezoidal channel
A large-scale experimental study has been conducted at the Coriolis Rotating Platform to
investigate the dynamics of uni-and bi-directional exchange flows along a channel with a …
investigate the dynamics of uni-and bi-directional exchange flows along a channel with a …
Non-intrusive density measurements in gravity currents interacting with an obstacle
Gravity currents are flows produced by a density difference between two fluids. Non-intrusive
density measurements, based on image analysis, are employed to measure the …
density measurements, based on image analysis, are employed to measure the …
High-fidelity simulations of gravity currents using a high-order finite-difference spectral vanishing viscosity approach
This numerical work investigates the potential of a high-order finite-difference spectral
vanishing viscosity approach to simulate gravity currents at high Reynolds numbers. The …
vanishing viscosity approach to simulate gravity currents at high Reynolds numbers. The …
Propagation, mixing, and turbulence characteristics of saline and turbidity currents over rough and permeable/impermeable beds
A series of constant-flux saline and turbidity current experiments were carried out, focusing
on the coupling impact of bed roughness and permeability on current propagation, mixing …
on the coupling impact of bed roughness and permeability on current propagation, mixing …
Effects of emergent and submerged rigid vegetation configurations on gravity current dynamics
D Han, J Xiong, X Xie, Y Lin - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - Springer
The propagation and hydrodynamic processes of lock-exchange gravity current through
vegetation regions were investigated experimentally. Experimental results show that the …
vegetation regions were investigated experimentally. Experimental results show that the …
Intruding gravity currents and re-circulation in a rotating frame: Laboratory experiments
ME Negretti, FL Tucciarone, A Wirth - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We present experimental results of rotating downslope gravity currents performed at the
Coriolis Platform in Grenoble, France. A novel experimental design to produce the …
Coriolis Platform in Grenoble, France. A novel experimental design to produce the …