Four sets of experiments were conducted in a mobile bed curved flume (Fig 1) with same steady discharge, similar initial beds, same sediment feed rate and for same duration. The observations that were made in the experiment are total sediment transported, planform of channel, water level, and detail bathymetry using SfM, etc. All the observations were made at the end of the experiment. Now, each of the experiments will be simulated numerically, and the total transport and morphological parameters will be computed.
Aim of the thesis is to find out the discrepancies in the observed and computed parameters and their possible reasons. This will fundamentally add value to sediment transport research.
Tools for the research: ArcGIS, MATLAB, Delft3D
Fig 1. Schematic layout of the experimental setup
Hydraulics and Sediment Parameters
Model Scale: 1:50
Steady Discharge: 0.00453m3/s
D50 of bed and feed material: 0.9 mm
Feed Rate: 0.35 kg/min
Duration of each run :15 hours
(model tests were conducted in Nepal)