Investigation of diffusion in open-channel flows
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Abstract
This investigation examines the interrelation between turbulent diffusion, dispersion, and the statistical properties of turbulence in an open-channel flow. The results of the study substantiate Philip's concept relating the ratio of Eulerian to estimated Lagrangian time scales and the reciprocal of the longitudinal intensity of turbulence. The relation may be used to predict coefficients of longitudinal turbulent diffusion at the water surface and in the flow field, A similar concept using an integral scale based on the longitudinal intensity of turbulence may be used to predict coefficients of both surface and depth-averaged turbulent diffusion in three coordinate directions. Longitudinal space-time velocity correlation measurements can be used to predict the Lagrangian time scale only under limited conditions. Within the range of conditions studied, longitudinal diffusion accounted for 4 to 13 percent of the one-dimensional dispersion process.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Investigation of diffusion in open-channel flows |
| Series title | Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1974 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U. S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 501 |
| Last page | 509 |
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