Application of simple algorithm on non-staggered grids to numerical simulation of the Yellow River flow and sediment transport in Shapotou Reach

Author

Yang, Cheng ; Li, Chunguang

Author_Institution

Sch. of Civil & Hydraulic Eng., Ningxia Univ., Yinchuan, China

Volume

1

fYear

2011

Firstpage

626

Lastpage

629

Abstract

In this paper, the Yellow River flow and sediment transport in Shapotou Reach was studied using a two-dimensional flow and sediment mathematical model. The control equations were discretized using finite volume method and were solved using SIMPLE algorithm on non-staggered grids. Two-dimensional numerical simulation was conducted for the flow and sediment transport in the studied reach and the good consistence between calculated and measured results indicates that the model can be used to simulate the flow and sediment transport in natural rivers.

Keywords

finite volume methods; geophysical fluid dynamics; geophysics computing; rivers; sedimentation; sediments; 2D flow mathematical model; China; SIMPLE algorithm; Shapotou reach; Yellow river flow simulation; Yellow river sediment transport simulation; control equations; finite volume method; nonstaggered grids; numerical simulation; sediment mathematical model; Equations; Fluid flow measurement; Mathematical model; Numerical models; Numerical simulation; Rivers; Sediments; SIMPLE algorithm; Yellow River; non-staggered grids; numerical simulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Water Resource and Environmental Protection (ISWREP), 2011 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Xi´an

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-339-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISWREP.2011.5893085

Filename

5893085