Turbidity currents and their deposits

E Meiburg, B Kneller - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The article surveys the current state of our understanding of turbidity currents, with an
emphasis on their fluid mechanics. It highlights the significant role these currents play within …

Numerical simulations of lock-exchange compositional gravity current

SK Ooi, G Constantinescu, L Weber - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2009 - cambridge.org
Compositional gravity current flows produced by the instantaneous release of a finite-
volume, heavier lock fluid in a rectangular horizontal plane channel are investigated using …

Dynamics of the head of gravity currents

HIS Nogueira, C Adduce, E Alves… - Environmental Fluid …, 2014 - Springer
The present work experimentally investigates the dynamics of unsteady gravity currents
produced by lock-release of a saline mixture into a fresh water tank. Seven different …

Analysis of lock-exchange gravity currents over smooth and rough beds

HIS Nogueira, C Adduce, E Alves… - Journal of hydraulic …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Gravity currents produced by full-depth lock-release of saline water into a fresh water tank
are studied focusing on the influence of the initial density of the saline mixture in the lock …

LES of lock-exchange compositional gravity currents: a brief review of some recent results

G Constantinescu - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2014 - Springer
Three-dimensional 3-D Large eddy simulation (LES) has become a powerful tool to
investigate evolution and structure of gravity currents, especially for cases (eg, high …

Large eddy simulation of turbidity currents in a narrow channel with different obstacle configurations

D Goodarzi, K Sookhak Lari, E Khavasi, S Abolfathi - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Turbidity currents are frequently observed in natural and man-made environments, with the
potential of adversely impacting the performance and functionality of hydraulic structures …