Experimental Study of the Effect of Roughness on the Velocity and Concentration Profiles of Sedimentary Density Current Body

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Faculty of Water Sciences and Engineering, University of Shahid Chamran

Abstract

One of the most important phenomena in the nature with many undesirable effects for the environment is density current. Density or gravity current is a flow with a density of , which is higher than the ambient fluid with density of . This density difference causes a reduction in gravity g in the form of ). A schematic figure of a density current is shown in Fig. 1.

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Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Volume 45.4, Issue 81 - Serial Number 81
Winter of 2016
March 2016
Pages 19-28

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