2-D CFD Model for Free Surface River Flow with Tilt Rigid Leave of Submerged Vegetation

Abstract:

Keywords: river flow; two-dimensional CFD model; velocity profile; submerged vegetation leave Abstract. River flow with submerged foliage vegetation in straight and rectangular cross-sectional channel is numerically simulated through a vertical two-dimensional CFD model. Tilt thin strips are assigned in river flow to mimic the configuration of vegetation leave. The free surface line and the vertical profiles of longitudinal velocity are presented. The vertical velocity profile differs from the well acknowledged logarithmic or semi-logarithmic law. The submerged leave canopy resist the flow through it and pilots the flow upward over it, resulting in a decreased velocity within the canopy and an increased velocity above the canopy. The velocity profiles within the leave canopy are impacted by the configurations of the leave.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 212-213)
• Pages: 332-335
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.212-213.332
• Online since: October 2012
• Authors: Yan Hong Li, Li Quan Xie
• Keywords: River Flow, Submerged Vegetation Leave, Two-Dimensional CFD Model, Velocity Profile

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