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    Numerical simulations of the flow and sediment transport regimes surrounding a short cylinder

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    Date
    2007-01
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    Hatton, Kimberly A.  Concept link
    Foster, Diane L.  Concept link
    Traykovski, Peter A.  Concept link
    Smith, Heather D.  Concept link
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    Citable URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/1808
    As published
    https://doi.org/10.1109/JOE.2007.890986
    DOI
    10.1109/JOE.2007.890986
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     Mine; Scour; Sediment transport 
    Abstract
    The 3-D flow field and bed stress surrounding a short cylinder in response to combined wave and mean-flow forcing events is examined. Model simulations are performed with a 3-D nonhydrostatic computational fluid dynamics model, FLOW-3D. The model is forced with a range of characteristic tidal and wave velocities as observed in 12–15 m of water at the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO, Edgartown, MA). The 2.4-m-long and 0.5-m diameter cylinder is buried 10% of the diameter on a flat, fixed bed. Regions of incipient motion are identified through local estimates of the Shields parameter exceeding the critical value. Potential areas of sediment deposition are identified with local estimates of the Rouse parameter exceeding ten. The model predictions of sediment response are in general in agreement with field observations of seabed morphology obtained over a one-week period during the 2003–2004 MVCO mine burial experiment. Both observations and simulations show potential transport occurring at the ends of the mine in wave-dominated events. Mean flows greater than 10 cm/s lead to the formation of larger scour pits upstream of the cylinder. Deposition in both cases tends to occur along the sides, near the center of mass of the mine. However, the fixed-bed assumption prohibits the prediction of full perimeter scour as is observed in nature. Predicted scour and burial regimes for a range of wave and mean-flow combinations are established.
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    Author Posting. © IEEE, 2007. This article is posted here by permission of IEEE for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 32 (2007): 249-259, doi:10.1109/JOE.2007.890986.
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    IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 32 (2007): 249-259
     

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