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Experimental Study on Turbulent Entrainment in an Enclosed Density Stratified Flow owing to Wind Action

Research Project

Project/Area Number 61560270
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 農業土木
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

MORI Ken  Kyushu Univ., Kyushu Univ.,Faculty of Agri., Assistant Proffessor, 農学部, 助手 (50117272)

Project Period (FY) 1986 – 1987
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1987)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1987: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1986: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsTurbulent flow / Entrainment / Stratified flow / 吹送流 / 2成層流
Research Abstract

A study is made of the interface turbulent entrainment in a two-layered density stratified flow owing to an imposed surface wind stress.
Observed entrainment velocity : (1) When the buoyancy effeet is strong and the wind stress is weak, the entrainment velocity is small. (2) Mechanism of entrainment phenomenon are classified three types, which are diffusion,internal wave breaking and penetrating type.
Turbulent structure : (1) lntegral scale and organized large scale vortex are existed in the upper turbulent layer. (2) A strong intermittent turbulence,which is short life time,influences entrainment velocity. (3) The kinetic turbulent energy equation at the interface is effectively to introduce the entrainment velocity law.
Decission of entrainment velocity law : By using the parameterization of kinetic turbulent energy equation, We obtained an equation for wind-induced entrainment velocity,
u_e/u_*=0.039(7.694+R_<i*>^<1/2>)/R_<i*>-2.5).
Where Ri* is an over all Richardson number with a water friction velocity u_*, R_<i*>=<DELTA><rho>gh/<rho>u_*^2,u_e is the entrainment velocity, <DELTA><rho> is the density difference between upper and lower layer, g is the gravitational acceleration , and h is the upper layer depth.

Report

(2 results)
  • 1987 Final Research Report Summary
  • 1986 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1987-03-31   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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