PI: Jennifer Guohong Duan, Department of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Arizona.

Abstract for the first year support:

This proposed research is to integrate experimental and numerical methods to investigate sediment transport and sorting through meandering bends. The objective of the first year effort is to set up basic experimental and numerical modeling facilities. The specific tasks include constructing one sine-generated meandering flume and purchasing a Pulse Coherent Acoustic Velocity Profiler. Experiments will be performed to measure turbulent flow field in this flume. In the meantime, the PI will acquire FLUENT user license and install and test it in a newly purchased computer server. The research team will also conduct an intensive literature review focusing on flow hydrodynamics and sediment transport studies in meandering streams. After the first year, it's expected that the essential facilities (e.g. flume, PCAVP) will be ready for performing further experimental and computational mo

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
0820412
Program Officer
Thomas Torgersen
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2008-03-15
Budget End
2010-02-28
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
$79,613
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Arizona
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Tucson
State
AZ
Country
United States
Zip Code
85721