<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In numerical models of fluid flow with particles moving close to solid boundaries, the Basset force is usually calculated for the particle motion between particle-boundary collisions. The present study shows that the history force must also be taken into account regarding particle collisions with boundaries or with other particles. For saltation - the main mode of bed load transport - it is shown using calculations that two parts of the history force due to both particle motion in the fluid and to particle-bed collisions are comparable and substantially compensate one another. The calculations and comparison of the Basset force with other forces acting on a sand particle saltating in water flow are carried out for the different values of the transport stage. The conditions under which the Basset force can be neglected in numerical models of saltation are studied.</p></abstract>

In numerical models of fluid flow with particles moving close to solid boundaries, the Basset force is usually calculated for the particle motion between particle-boundary collisions. The present study shows that the history force must also be taken into account regarding particle collisions with boundaries or with other particles. For saltation - the main mode of bed load transport - it is shown using calculations that two parts of the history force due to both particle motion in the fluid and to particle-bed collisions are comparable and substantially compensate one another. The calculations and comparison of the Basset force with other forces acting on a sand particle saltating in water flow are carried out for the different values of the transport stage. The conditions under which the Basset force can be neglected in numerical models of saltation are studied.

Basset force in numerical models of saltation /  Bassetova síla v numerických modelech saltace částic

Institute of Hydrodynamics of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Pod Patankou 30/5, 166 12 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

In numerical models of fluid flow with particles moving close to solid boundaries, the Basset force is usually calculated for the particle motion between...

Basset force in numerical models of saltation / Bassetova síla v numerických modelech saltace částic

Published Online: Dec 14, 2012

Page range: 277 - 287

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10098-012-0024-1

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