Compound open-channel flows: effects of transverse currents on the flow structure

S Proust, VI Nikora - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
The structure of free-surface flows in a straight compound channel was investigated in a
laboratory flume, consisting of a central smooth-bed main channel (MC) and two adjacent …

Mixing layer development in compound channel flows with submerged and emergent rigid vegetation over the floodplains

V Dupuis, S Proust, C Berni, A Paquier - Experiments in Fluids, 2017 - Springer
This laboratory study aims at investigating the longitudinal development of a mixing layer in
a compound open-channel (two-stage geometry with a main channel and adjacent …

Mixing layer and coherent structures in compound channel flows: Effects of transverse flow, velocity ratio, and vertical confinement

S Proust, JN Fernandes, JB Leal… - Water resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Turbulent mixing layers associated with streamwise uniform and nonuniform flows in
compound channels (main channel with adjacent floodplains) are experimentally …

Shallow mixing layers between non-parallel streams in a flat-bed wide channel

Z Cheng, G Constantinescu - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
When two converging flows of unequal velocities and different flow directions come into
contact, large-scale coherent structures are generated. For shallow conditions and small …

Floodplain land cover and flow hydrodynamic control of overbank sedimentation in compound channel flows

C Juez, C Schärer, H Jenny… - Water Resources …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Overbank sedimentation is predominantly due to fine sediments transported under
suspension that become trapped and settle in floodplains when high‐flow conditions occur …

Shear layers in two-stage compound channels investigated with LS-PIV

V Dupuis, L Schraen, O Eiff - Experiments in Fluids, 2023 - Springer
Flow experiments are conducted in a two-stage compound open-channel, with varying
intensity of the velocity difference between the main channel (deep part) and the floodplain …

Shallow mixing layers over hydraulically smooth bottom in a tilted open channel

S Proust, C Berni, VI Nikora - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - cambridge.org
Shallow mixing layers over hydraulically smooth bottom in a tilted open channel Page 1 J.
Fluid Mech. (2022), vol. 951, A17, doi:10.1017/jfm.2022.818 Shallow mixing layers over …

Shallow turbulent mixing layers in open-channel flows

S Proust, B Cérino, C Berni, VI Nikora - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2025 - Springer
A mixing layer (ML) forms when two streams of different speeds or densities merge. MLs are
ubiquitous in nature and can be often observed in the atmosphere, ocean, rivers, canals …

Generation of macro-vortices in estuarine compound channels

C He, ZY Yin, A Stocchino, OWH Wai - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
We report the results of a numerical investigation of the flow structure and mechanism of
macro-vortex generation in estuarine compound channels. The Finite-Volume Coastal …

Turbulence in rivers

MJ Franca, M Brocchini - Rivers–Physical, fluvial and environmental …, 2015 - Springer
The study of turbulence has always been a challenge for scientists working on geophysical
flows. Turbulent flows are common in nature and have an important role in geophysical …