Characteristics of planar velocity distribution of viscous debris flow were analyzed using the measured data at Jiangjia Ravine, Yunnan, China. The velocity data were measured through using two radar velocimeters. The...Characteristics of planar velocity distribution of viscous debris flow were analyzed using the measured data at Jiangjia Ravine, Yunnan, China. The velocity data were measured through using two radar velocimeters. The cross-sectional mean velocities were calculated and used to examine Kang et al＇s （2004） relationship, which was established for converting the flow velocity at river centerline measured by a radar velocimeter into the mean velocity based on the stop-watch method. The velocity coefficient, K, defined by the ratio of the mean velocity to the maximum velocity, ranges from 0.2 to 0.6. Kang et al＇s （2004） relationship was found being inapplicable to flows with K smaller than 0.43. This paper contributes to show the complexity of the planar velocity distribution of viscous debris flows and the applicability of Kang et al＇s relationship.展开更多
Breaching of embankments has recently drawn more and more attention due to its importance in the development of early warning systems for embankment failures,in the evacuation plans of people at risk,in the design met...Breaching of embankments has recently drawn more and more attention due to its importance in the development of early warning systems for embankment failures,in the evacuation plans of people at risk,in the design method of embankments based on a risk-approach,etc. The erosion process observed during embankment breaching tests in the laboratory and the analysis of the results are described in this paper. Five embankments,one constructed with pure sand,four with different sand-silt-clay mixtures were tested. The height of the embankments was 75 cm and the width at the crest was 60 cm. Examination of the data from these tests indicated that headcut erosion played an important role in the process of breach growth in the embankments made of cohesive soil mixtures. Flow shear erosion,fluidization of the headcut slope surface,undermining of the headcut due to impinging jet scour and discrete soil mechanical slope mass failure from the headcut were all observed during these tests. For the embankment constructed with pure sand,the breach erosion process was dominated by shear erosion,which led to a gradual and relatively uniform retreat of the downstream slope. The cohesive proportion in the sand-silt-clay mixtures strongly slowed down the erosion process.展开更多
The distant downstream proportional integral(PI) feedback control was applied to the W-M lateral canal of the Maricopa Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District located in central Arizona,U.S.A.Proper configuration o...The distant downstream proportional integral(PI) feedback control was applied to the W-M lateral canal of the Maricopa Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District located in central Arizona,U.S.A.Proper configuration of those controls for the ca-nal can be challenging.Towards this end,an integrated approach to the design of an automatic control system for the canal was proposed.This approach presented herein is not only a systematical review of previous work,but also represents a further ad-vance of the previous simulation study by Tsinghua University(Shang et al,2011) on relating the canal control algorithm to local PI controls for the real canal.To evaluate the control system potential,performance of the control algorithm that was ob-tained through implanting predicative module into linear quadratic regulator(LQR) was analyzed with singular value bode.Additional "manufactured" tests were conducted to compare with the control system that is currently in use.The results indi-cated that the developed control system rather than the system in current use had considerable potential to closely match dis-charge at the downstream check structures with those ordered by water users while maintaining the water level throughout the length of the canal.展开更多
The particular challenges of modeling control systems for the middle route of the south-to-north water transfer project are illustrated.Open channel dynamics are approximated by well-known Saint-Venant nonlinear parti...The particular challenges of modeling control systems for the middle route of the south-to-north water transfer project are illustrated.Open channel dynamics are approximated by well-known Saint-Venant nonlinear partial differential equations.For better control purpose,the finite difference method is used to discretize the Saint-Venant equations to form the state space model of channel system.To avoid calculation divergence and improve control stability,balanced model reduction together with poles placement procedure is proposed to develop the control scheme.The entire process to obtain this scheme is described in this paper,important application issue is considered as well.Experimental results show the adopted techniques are properly used in the control scheme design,and the system is able to drive the discharge to the demanded set point or maintain it around a reasonable range even if comes across big withdrawals.展开更多
To conduct a large-scale hydrologic-response and landform evolution simulation at high resolution,a complex physics-based numerical model,the Integrated Hydrology Model(InHM),was revised utilizing cluster parallel com...To conduct a large-scale hydrologic-response and landform evolution simulation at high resolution,a complex physics-based numerical model,the Integrated Hydrology Model(InHM),was revised utilizing cluster parallel computing.The parallelized InHM(ParInHM) divides the simulated area into multiple catchments based on geomorphologic features,and generates boundary-value problems for each catchment to construct simulation tasks,which are then dispatched to different computers to start the simulation.Landform evolution is considered during simulating and implemention in one framework.The dynamical Longest-Processing-Time(LPT) first scheduling algorithm is applied to job management.In addition,a pause-integratedivide-resume routine method is used to ensure the hydrologic validity during the simulation period.The routine repeats until the entire simulation period is finished.ParInHM has been tested in a computer cluster that uses 16 processors for the calculation,to simulate 100 years' hydrologic-response and soil erosion for the 117-km2 Kaho'olawe Island in the Hawaiian Islands under two different mesh resolutions.The efficiency of ParInHM was evaluated by comparing the performance of the cluster system utilizing different numbers of processors,as well as the performance of non-parallelized system without domain decomposition.The results of this study show that it is feasible to conduct a regional-scale hydrologic-response and sediment transport simulation at high resolution without demanding significant computing resources.展开更多
Liquid foam is a dense packing of gas bubbles in a small amount of surfactant solution. Liquid drains out of foams until equilibrium is reached due to the compromise between gravity and capillarity, which greatly affe...Liquid foam is a dense packing of gas bubbles in a small amount of surfactant solution. Liquid drains out of foams until equilibrium is reached due to the compromise between gravity and capillarity, which greatly affects the stability of foam. Based on a series of work on foam structure and drainage we conducted previously, this paper reports the results on coalescence of an original forced drainage wave at a low flow rate with subsequent drainage waves with higher flow rates. The evolutions of viscous energy and surface energy during the process of coalescence are theoretically analyzed.展开更多
Diffusion coefficient of natural sediments andeffects of lift force and gradient in particle velocity fluctua-tions were investigated through using a closed kinetic model.Comparison against experimental data of Einste...Diffusion coefficient of natural sediments andeffects of lift force and gradient in particle velocity fluctua-tions were investigated through using a closed kinetic model.Comparison against experimental data of Einstein ＆ Chien(1955) validated the model. The diffusion coefficient εyy ofmedium and large sediments distinctly exceeds fluid eddyviscosity V^tf, while εyy of fine sediments approximately equals V^tf. In the measured region of 0.03＜y/H＜0.4, εyy/V^tf increaseswith the distance from the wall decreasing. Combined effectsof lift force and gradient in particle velocity fluctuationschange sediment gravitational settling remarkably below y/H=0.2, and need to be accounted for describing sedimentdiffusion in this region.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50221903, 50309007)
文摘Characteristics of planar velocity distribution of viscous debris flow were analyzed using the measured data at Jiangjia Ravine, Yunnan, China. The velocity data were measured through using two radar velocimeters. The cross-sectional mean velocities were calculated and used to examine Kang et al＇s （2004） relationship, which was established for converting the flow velocity at river centerline measured by a radar velocimeter into the mean velocity based on the stop-watch method. The velocity coefficient, K, defined by the ratio of the mean velocity to the maximum velocity, ranges from 0.2 to 0.6. Kang et al＇s （2004） relationship was found being inapplicable to flows with K smaller than 0.43. This paper contributes to show the complexity of the planar velocity distribution of viscous debris flows and the applicability of Kang et al＇s relationship.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program ("973" Program) of China (Grant No.2007CB714106)the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry of Hu-man Resources and Social Security of China+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.51009012)the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,State Education Ministry
文摘Breaching of embankments has recently drawn more and more attention due to its importance in the development of early warning systems for embankment failures,in the evacuation plans of people at risk,in the design method of embankments based on a risk-approach,etc. The erosion process observed during embankment breaching tests in the laboratory and the analysis of the results are described in this paper. Five embankments,one constructed with pure sand,four with different sand-silt-clay mixtures were tested. The height of the embankments was 75 cm and the width at the crest was 60 cm. Examination of the data from these tests indicated that headcut erosion played an important role in the process of breach growth in the embankments made of cohesive soil mixtures. Flow shear erosion,fluidization of the headcut slope surface,undermining of the headcut due to impinging jet scour and discrete soil mechanical slope mass failure from the headcut were all observed during these tests. For the embankment constructed with pure sand,the breach erosion process was dominated by shear erosion,which led to a gradual and relatively uniform retreat of the downstream slope. The cohesive proportion in the sand-silt-clay mixtures strongly slowed down the erosion process.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51109112,51109079)the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin (Grant No.IWHR-SKL-201117)+1 种基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.20110490412)the China Scholarship Council is acknowledged for the financial support
文摘The distant downstream proportional integral(PI) feedback control was applied to the W-M lateral canal of the Maricopa Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District located in central Arizona,U.S.A.Proper configuration of those controls for the ca-nal can be challenging.Towards this end,an integrated approach to the design of an automatic control system for the canal was proposed.This approach presented herein is not only a systematical review of previous work,but also represents a further ad-vance of the previous simulation study by Tsinghua University(Shang et al,2011) on relating the canal control algorithm to local PI controls for the real canal.To evaluate the control system potential,performance of the control algorithm that was ob-tained through implanting predicative module into linear quadratic regulator(LQR) was analyzed with singular value bode.Additional "manufactured" tests were conducted to compare with the control system that is currently in use.The results indi-cated that the developed control system rather than the system in current use had considerable potential to closely match dis-charge at the downstream check structures with those ordered by water users while maintaining the water level throughout the length of the canal.
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China ("973" Progject) (Grant No. 2007CB714100)
文摘The particular challenges of modeling control systems for the middle route of the south-to-north water transfer project are illustrated.Open channel dynamics are approximated by well-known Saint-Venant nonlinear partial differential equations.For better control purpose,the finite difference method is used to discretize the Saint-Venant equations to form the state space model of channel system.To avoid calculation divergence and improve control stability,balanced model reduction together with poles placement procedure is proposed to develop the control scheme.The entire process to obtain this scheme is described in this paper,important application issue is considered as well.Experimental results show the adopted techniques are properly used in the control scheme design,and the system is able to drive the discharge to the demanded set point or maintain it around a reasonable range even if comes across big withdrawals.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China ("973" Program) (Grant No. 2011CB409901-1)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. R5110012)the E-Project of Microsoft Research Asia
文摘To conduct a large-scale hydrologic-response and landform evolution simulation at high resolution,a complex physics-based numerical model,the Integrated Hydrology Model(InHM),was revised utilizing cluster parallel computing.The parallelized InHM(ParInHM) divides the simulated area into multiple catchments based on geomorphologic features,and generates boundary-value problems for each catchment to construct simulation tasks,which are then dispatched to different computers to start the simulation.Landform evolution is considered during simulating and implemention in one framework.The dynamical Longest-Processing-Time(LPT) first scheduling algorithm is applied to job management.In addition,a pause-integratedivide-resume routine method is used to ensure the hydrologic validity during the simulation period.The routine repeats until the entire simulation period is finished.ParInHM has been tested in a computer cluster that uses 16 processors for the calculation,to simulate 100 years' hydrologic-response and soil erosion for the 117-km2 Kaho'olawe Island in the Hawaiian Islands under two different mesh resolutions.The efficiency of ParInHM was evaluated by comparing the performance of the cluster system utilizing different numbers of processors,as well as the performance of non-parallelized system without domain decomposition.The results of this study show that it is feasible to conduct a regional-scale hydrologic-response and sediment transport simulation at high resolution without demanding significant computing resources.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.20776142)
文摘Liquid foam is a dense packing of gas bubbles in a small amount of surfactant solution. Liquid drains out of foams until equilibrium is reached due to the compromise between gravity and capillarity, which greatly affects the stability of foam. Based on a series of work on foam structure and drainage we conducted previously, this paper reports the results on coalescence of an original forced drainage wave at a low flow rate with subsequent drainage waves with higher flow rates. The evolutions of viscous energy and surface energy during the process of coalescence are theoretically analyzed.
文摘Diffusion coefficient of natural sediments andeffects of lift force and gradient in particle velocity fluctua-tions were investigated through using a closed kinetic model.Comparison against experimental data of Einstein ＆ Chien(1955) validated the model. The diffusion coefficient εyy ofmedium and large sediments distinctly exceeds fluid eddyviscosity V^tf, while εyy of fine sediments approximately equals V^tf. In the measured region of 0.03＜y/H＜0.4, εyy/V^tf increaseswith the distance from the wall decreasing. Combined effectsof lift force and gradient in particle velocity fluctuationschange sediment gravitational settling remarkably below y/H=0.2, and need to be accounted for describing sedimentdiffusion in this region.
