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- Title
Wall Shear Stress Measurement on Curve Objects with PIV in Connection to Benthic Fauna in Regulated Rivers.
- Authors
Bin Asad, S. M. Sayeed; Lundström, Tord Staffan; Andersson, Anders G.; Hellström, Johan Gunnar I.; Leonardsson, Kjell
- Abstract
The flow characteristics in the vicinity of a set of half-cylinders of different sizes simulating benthic objects were studied experimentally using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The cylinders were mounted on the bottom of an open channel, and the influence of the flow speed on the distribution of the shear stress along the bottom geometry was investigated. Of special interest was how the shear stress changes close to the wall as a function of the flow speed and cylinder arrangement. It was found that the shear stress varies significantly as a function of position. This implies habitat heterogeneity allowing benthic invertebrates with different shear stress tolerance exists when the bottom consists of differently sized stones. It was also shown that direct measurements of near wall velocity gradients are necessary to accurately calculate the wall shear stress for more complex geometries.
- Subjects
BENTHIC animals; SHEARING force; PARTICLE image velocimetry; VELOCIMETRY; HETEROGENEITY
- Publication
Water (20734441), 2019, Vol 11, Issue 4, p650
- ISSN
2073-4441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/w11040650