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Modeling of sedimentation processes in closed-end canals
| Title: | Modeling of sedimentation processes in closed-end canals. |
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| Name(s): |
Li, Lin Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Scarlatos, Panagiotis (Pete) D., Thesis advisor College of Engineering and Computer Science Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1991 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 97 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Due to the fact that most of closed-end canals are protected from high energy inputs, these canals tend to act as sediment traps. Accumulation of deposited material creates navigational and flood problems. Shoaling in closed-end canals is caused mostly by fine sediments. The behavior of fine sediments can be quantitatively described by means of a mass balance equation. More specifically, the advection-dispersion equation including proper sink/source terms can be used. The sink/source terms represent the processes of deposition and erosion respectively. The purpose of this thesis is to develop analytical solutions of the unsteady advection-dispersion equation as applied to free surface closed-end canals. Solutions are obtained under various initial and boundary conditions, by using the finite transformation analysis. The simulation results are validated against laboratory data. | |
| Identifier: | 14757 (digitool), FADT14757 (IID), fau:11548 (fedora) | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): |
College of Engineering and Computer Science Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1991. |
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| Subject(s): | Sediment transport | |
| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14757 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
