Research on Characteristics of Density Current Under the Action of Waves

作     者：Li, DS Shen, Y Ren, RS Chen, Y 

作者机构：HOHAI UNIVNANJING 210098PEOPLES R CHINA 

出 版 物：《China Ocean Engineering》 (中国海洋工程（英文版）)

年 卷 期：1997年第12卷第1期

页      面：69-78页

核心收录：

学科分类：080103[工学-流体力学] 08[工学] 080104[工学-工程力学] 081502[工学-水力学及河流动力学] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：turbid current density current gravity current wave action motion velocity thickness 

摘      要：In this paper, the characteristics of density current under the action of waves are described with the help of flume experiment and theoretical analysis. The study shows that turbid water under the action of the waves can present three types of motion, i. e. significant stratification, fragile stratification and strong mixing. The motion gf turbid;,ater presents significant stratification when (H/D)/root Delta rho/rho less than or equal to 4.5, generally this state is known as density current. The formulas of motion velocity, thickness, and discharge of density current moving on horizontal bottom are derived by use of basic equations such as momemtum equation, equation of energy conservation and continuity equation of fluid. The time-average velocity and the thickness of density current under the action of waves have a relationship with such parameters as relative density (Delta rho/rho), wave height (H), and water depth (D). When these parameters are determined, the time-average thickness and motion velocity of density current are also determined. The relative thickness of density current (D-t/D) decreases with the increase of Delta rho/rho and increases with the increase of H/D. On the other hand, the motion velocity of density current increases with the increase of Delta rho/rho and decreases with the increase of the relative thickness (D-t/D) of density current. It is shown that the calculated results are in agreement with those of the flume experiment.