The effects of oblique submerged scouring jets on sand beds with various particle sizes have been studied experimentally.In particular,a total of 25 experiments have been carried out to explore the influences of the j...The effects of oblique submerged scouring jets on sand beds with various particle sizes have been studied experimentally.In particular,a total of 25 experiments have been carried out to explore the influences of the jet angle and application time on the considered submerged sand beds.Test results conducted with a specially-designed device have shown that the scouring efficiency attains a maximum when the inclination angle is in the range between 15°and 20°and then it decreases when the inclination angle becomes higher.展开更多
Water jets are widely used in seabed scouring and desilting applications.In the present work,dedicated tests have been conducted using a jet scour model test platform and sand beds containing grains with different siz...Water jets are widely used in seabed scouring and desilting applications.In the present work,dedicated tests have been conducted using a jet scour model test platform and sand beds containing grains with different sizes.The FLOW-3D simulation software has also been used to tackle the problem form a numerical point of view.The boundary conditions of the simulation have been optimized to reduce the gap between the numerical results and the outcomes of the experimental tests.Scour area calculation has been based on a RNG k-εTurbulence model.Moreover,the FAVOR(Fractional Area Volume Obstacle Representation)technology has been selected for grid division to make the simulation results more accurate.Jet scours with inclination angles of 10–20°have been simulated.It has been found that jet scouring is greatly affected by the environmental water flow,that is,water flow can weaken the scouring capacity of the jets.展开更多
基金The paper was supported by National Nature Fund of China(52071091)the Key Laboratory of Expressway Construction Machinery of Shanxi Province which is gained by Zhang(300102259512).
文摘The effects of oblique submerged scouring jets on sand beds with various particle sizes have been studied experimentally.In particular,a total of 25 experiments have been carried out to explore the influences of the jet angle and application time on the considered submerged sand beds.Test results conducted with a specially-designed device have shown that the scouring efficiency attains a maximum when the inclination angle is in the range between 15°and 20°and then it decreases when the inclination angle becomes higher.
基金This work is supported by National Nature Fund of China(52071091)the Key Laboratory of Expressway Construction Machinery of Shanxi Province which is gained by Zhang(300102259512).
文摘Water jets are widely used in seabed scouring and desilting applications.In the present work,dedicated tests have been conducted using a jet scour model test platform and sand beds containing grains with different sizes.The FLOW-3D simulation software has also been used to tackle the problem form a numerical point of view.The boundary conditions of the simulation have been optimized to reduce the gap between the numerical results and the outcomes of the experimental tests.Scour area calculation has been based on a RNG k-εTurbulence model.Moreover,the FAVOR(Fractional Area Volume Obstacle Representation)technology has been selected for grid division to make the simulation results more accurate.Jet scours with inclination angles of 10–20°have been simulated.It has been found that jet scouring is greatly affected by the environmental water flow,that is,water flow can weaken the scouring capacity of the jets.
