Effects of wave shape on sheet flow sediment transport
Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans
By: T.-J. Hsu and D.M. Hanes
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Abstract
A two-phase model is implemented to study the effects of wave shape on the transport of coarse-grained sediment in the sheet flow regime. The model is based on balance equations for the average mass, momentum, and fluctuation energy for both the fluid and sediment phases. Model simulations indicate that the responses of the sheet flow, such as the velocity profiles, the instantaneous bed shear stress, the sediment flux, and the total amount of the mobilized sediment, cannot be fully parameterized by quasi-steady free-stream velocity and may be correlated with the magnitude of local horizontal pressure gradient (or free-stream acceleration). A net sediment flux in the direction of wave advance is obtained for both skewed and saw-tooth wave shapes typical of shoaled and breaking waves. The model further suggests that at critical values of the horizontal pressure gradient, there is a failure event within the bed that mobilizes more sediment into the mobile sheet and enhances the sediment flux. Preliminary attempts to parameterize the total bed shear stress and the total sediment flux appear promising. Copyright 2004 by the American Geophysical Union.
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Hsu, T., and Hanes, D., 2004, Effects of wave shape on sheet flow sediment transport: Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans, v. 109, no. 5, https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JC002075.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of wave shape on sheet flow sediment transport |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans |
| DOI | 10.1029/2003JC002075 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Publication Date | May 25, 2004 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans |