The Water Transferred of Meandering River in Cellular Model

Abstract:

We have known that many of the main features of river can be captured in a relatively simple cellular computer model. Here we examine some of the detailed characteristics of this model. We show a new tangential angle and special treatment method in curvature channel in a simple cellular model. The water distribute will be determined by the tangential angle which represent the flow direction. And the same tangential angle cellular in curvature reach will be transport in one group in filially. The results show it can make the flow routing conformed to the real river, and solve the question of curve bending coefficient is too large. The results of the routing scheme are compared with field measurements of cross-section, with the predictions of a more close to the real. It’s indicate that the curvature flow routing scheme outlined here is able to overcome some of the limitations of previous simple cellular automata models and may be suitable for use in curvature reach of river modeling water and sediment transport and channel change in complex fluvial environments. As such this research represents a small and ongoing contribution to the field of numerical simulation of curvature channel processes.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 452-453)
• Pages: 842-845
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.452-453.842
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Min Zhang, Rui Xun Lai
• Keywords: Cellular Automata (CA), Curvature Flow Routing, Lower Yellow River, Meander River

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