Drag coefficients for modeling flow through emergent vegetation in the Florida Everglades
Ecological Engineering
By: J. K. Lee, L.C. Roig, H. L. Jenter, and H. M. Visser
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Abstract
Hydraulic data collected in a flume fitted with pans of sawgrass were analyzed to determine the vertically averaged drag coefficient as a function of vegetation characteristics. The drag coefficient is required for modeling flow through emergent vegetation at low Reynolds numbers in the Florida Everglades. Parameters of the vegetation, such as the stem population per unit bed area and the average stem/leaf width, were measured for five fixed vegetation layers. The vertically averaged vegetation parameters for each experiment were then computed by weighted average over the submerged portion of the vegetation. Only laminar flow through emergent vegetation was considered, because this is the dominant flow regime of the inland Everglades. A functional form for the vegetation drag coefficient was determined by linear regression of the logarithmic transforms of measured resistance force and Reynolds number. The coefficients of the drag coefficient function were then determined for the Everglades, using extensive flow and vegetation measurements taken in the field. The Everglades data show that the stem spacing and the Reynolds number are important parameters for the determination of vegetation drag coefficient. ?? 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Lee, J.K., Roig, L., Jenter, H., Visser, H.M., 2004, Drag coefficients for modeling flow through emergent vegetation in the Florida Everglades: Ecological Engineering, v. 22, no. 4-5, p. 237-248, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.05.001.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Drag coefficients for modeling flow through emergent vegetation in the Florida Everglades |
| Series title | Ecological Engineering |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.05.001 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4-5 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Ecological Engineering |
| First page | 237 |
| Last page | 248 |