Flow Regimes in Horizontal Viscous Dam-Break Flow of Clayous Mud

Abstract: The main characteristics of geological flows such as debris flows, avalanches and lahars is due to the relative importance of viscous versus inertial forces in the momentum balance. This paper considers the motion generated by the collapse of a dam-retaining mud, itself modeled as a power-law fluid. The equation of motion is derived in a non-dimensional form and solved analytically with the shallow-water assumption in a dry and smooth horizontal channel. Notably indicated are flow regimes and the effect of the reservoir length as well as the effect of mud rheology on flow development. Then, a parametric study of this model is produced and the effect of mud shear-thinning on flow development is pointed out.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Flow Regimes in Horizontal Viscous Dam-Break Flow of Clayous Mud ; volume:18 ; number:4 ; year:2008 ; pages:43577-1-43577-8 ; extent:8
Applied rheology ; 18, Heft 4 (2008), 43577-1-43577-8 (gesamt 8)

Creator
Nsom, Blaise
Ravelo, Blaise
Ndong, Wilfried

DOI
10.1515/arh-2008-0012
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405231830563.068315718711
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  • Nsom, Blaise
  • Ravelo, Blaise
  • Ndong, Wilfried

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