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The exchanges between the mainstream in an open channel and a recirculating flow on its side at large Froude numbers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2021

Shooka Karimpour Open the ORCID record for Shooka Karimpour [Opens in a new window] ,
Tao Wang  and
Vincent H. Chu
Shooka Karimpour*
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, York University, Toronto, ONM3J 1P3, Canada
Tao Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill University, Montreal, QCH3A 0C3, Canada
Vincent H. Chu
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill University, Montreal, QCH3A 0C3, Canada
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†Email address for correspondence: Shooka.Karimpour@lassonde.yorku.ca
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Abstract

The exchange of tracer mass in shallow waters between the mainstream and a recirculating flow to the side is examined in this paper over a wider range of Froude numbers than in any previous studies. We used a well-calibrated weighted essentially non-oscillatory scheme to capture the shock waves while maintaining the stability of the computation. The radiation of the waves suppressed the turbulence and the entrainment of surrounding fluids into a mixing layer. Shock waves began to form in the recirculating flow at a mainstream Froude number of $Fr_{o}\simeq 3$. The effect of the shock waves was a sudden increase in lateral mixing between the mainstream and the recirculating flow, leading to a corresponding sharp drop in a retention-time coefficient. These simulation results for the effect of the waves on mixing in shallow waters at large Froude numbers were consistent with the available data obtained from laboratory experiments.

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Waves/Free-surface Flows: Channel flow Mixing: Turbulent mixing
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 920 , 10 August 2021 , A8
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