Planform evolution of a sinuous channel triggered by curvature and autogenic width oscillations due to generic grain transport

Mahato, Rajesh K. and Dey, Subhasish and Ali, S K Zeeshan (2022) Planform evolution of a sinuous channel triggered by curvature and autogenic width oscillations due to generic grain transport. Physics of Fluids, 34 (4). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1070-6631

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Abstract

We study the dynamics of an erodible sinuous channel subject to combined curvature and autogenic width oscillations. We find that generic grain transport (both bedload and suspended load transport) amplifies lateral stretching of the channel centerline and enhances the maximum width-variation amplitude and curvature ratio in their temporal dynamics by displaying a phase lag. However, in the initial and mature stages, the planform dynamics asymptotically approaches the conventional limits. The planform evolution is found to be influenced by four key parameters: Shields number, relative roughness, channel aspect ratio, and shear Reynolds number. The findings of this study, to the best of our knowledge, represent the first analytical investigation of the planform evolution of a sinuous channel driven by generic grain transport. © 2022 Author(s).

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IITH Creators:

IITH Creators	ORCiD
Ali, S K Zeeshan	UNSPECIFIED

Item Type:

Article

Additional Information:

S.D. acknowledges the J C Bose Fellowship Award [Funded by DST|Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Grant Reference No. JCB/2018/000004] in pursuing this work.

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Amplitude ratios; Bed load; Centerlines; Channel aspect ratios; Curvature ratio; Keys parameters; Phase lags; Planform dynamics; Suspended loads; Temporal dynamics

Subjects:

Civil Engineering

Divisions:

Department of Civil Engineering

Depositing User:

. LibTrainee 2021

Date Deposited:

13 Jul 2022 10:44

Last Modified:

13 Jul 2022 10:44

URI:

http://raiithold.iith.ac.in/id/eprint/9477