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Sediment Transport: New Approach and Analysis

Peter Ackers, +1 more
- 01 Nov 1973 - 
- Vol. 99, Iss: 11, pp 2041-2060
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In this article, the relationship of sediment transport to fluid flow is considered and predictive equations are derived which relate total sediment flux to measurable properties of flow, and a preliminary comparison is made with observations from other sources, including natural rivers.
Abstract
The relationship of sediment transport to fluid flow is considered. Physical reasoning leads to dimensionless groupings of the variables which are different for coarse sediment and for fine sediment, because of dissimilar modes of transport. This concept provides a basis for a new analysis of data from flume experiments, and a method for dealing with transitional sizes of sediment is suggested. The analysis of experimental data supports the theory put forward and predictive equations are derived which relate total sediment flux to measurable properties of flow. A preliminary comparison is made with observations from other sources, including natural rivers.

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