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 …
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 …
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 …
[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of wave-supported gravity currents in intermediate water
The dynamics of gravity currents propagating beneath intermediate water waves is
investigated in the present study. Laboratory experiments were carried out in a wave flume …
investigated in the present study. Laboratory experiments were carried out in a wave flume …
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 …
Coherent structures, turbulence intermittency, and anisotropy of gravity currents propagating on a rough and porous bed
This study experimentally investigated the impacts of rough and porous (RP) bed and
sedimentation processes on the coherent structures, turbulence intermittency, and …
sedimentation processes on the coherent structures, turbulence intermittency, and …
Numerical experiments of partial-depth colliding gravity currents using LES
A Kokkinos, P Prinos - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - Springer
The collision of two opposing, horizontal gravity currents is investigated numerically using
Large Eddy Simulation (LES). The classical lock-exchange configuration is considered for …
Large Eddy Simulation (LES). The classical lock-exchange configuration is considered for …