Simulation of Flow in a Rectangular Meandering Channel

Abstract:

This paper is concerned with the numerical solution of two-dimensional flows in a rectangular meandering channel. The technique of boundary-fitted coordinate system is used to overcome the difficulties resulting from the complicated shape of natural river boundaries; the method of physical fractional steps is used to solve the partial differential equations in the transformed plane. Comparison between computed and experimental data shows a satisfactory agreement.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 130-134)
• Pages: 2688-2691
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.130-134.2688
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: K. Ma, W.L. Wei
• Keywords: Boundary-Fitted Coordinate Systems, Meandering Channel, Simulation of Flow

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