Initiation of Density Currents in Diverging Channels: Comparison of Field and Laboratory Data

by H. F. Stefan, Univ of Minnesota, United States,
T. R. Johnson, Univ of Minnesota, United States,
G. J. Farrell, Univ of Minnesota, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Soil Properties Evaluation from Centrifugal Models and Field Performance

Abstract:

The transition from free surface channel flow to a submerged density current has been investigated in the laboratory. A set of field data has been collected at a wastewater effluent site. Field results are compared with laboratory data.

Subject Headings: Density currents | Field tests | Laboratory tests | Fluid flow | Flow measurement | Submerged flow | Channel flow

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