Improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes

Controlling the flow and bed morphology in a river confluence is important in training and navigation works. The flow in river confluence is highly complex due to crucial and rapid changes associated with flow dynamics, sediment transport, and geomorphology. The flow in Malaysia’s rivers has many co...

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Main Authors: Ali, Hydar Lafta, Yusuf, Badronnisa, Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed, Shimizu, Yasuyuki, Ab Razak, Mohd Shahrizal, Mohamed Rehan, Balqis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77898/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77898/1/77898.pdf
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author Ali, Hydar Lafta
Yusuf, Badronnisa
Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed
Shimizu, Yasuyuki
Ab Razak, Mohd Shahrizal
Mohamed Rehan, Balqis
author_facet Ali, Hydar Lafta
Yusuf, Badronnisa
Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed
Shimizu, Yasuyuki
Ab Razak, Mohd Shahrizal
Mohamed Rehan, Balqis
author_sort Ali, Hydar Lafta
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Controlling the flow and bed morphology in a river confluence is important in training and navigation works. The flow in river confluence is highly complex due to crucial and rapid changes associated with flow dynamics, sediment transport, and geomorphology. The flow in Malaysia’s rivers has many confluence junctions in natural drains of catchment areas. The confluence between Kurau and Ara Rivers, in Perak, Malaysia, is selected to investigate the scour hole that usually forms in the erosion zone and the bar that forms in the deposition zone. A 2D numerical model is used in simulating hydro-morpho dynamics in the rivers confluence to mitigate the erosion and deposition zones by adopting vanes as control structures. Simulation results suggest that the most effective location, dimension, and angle of vanes can be decided based on their performance in scouring and deposition zones. The distribution velocity and flow vectors can help in deciding the location of the vanes.
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spelling upm-778982020-05-04T17:37:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77898/ Improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes Ali, Hydar Lafta Yusuf, Badronnisa Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed Shimizu, Yasuyuki Ab Razak, Mohd Shahrizal Mohamed Rehan, Balqis Controlling the flow and bed morphology in a river confluence is important in training and navigation works. The flow in river confluence is highly complex due to crucial and rapid changes associated with flow dynamics, sediment transport, and geomorphology. The flow in Malaysia’s rivers has many confluence junctions in natural drains of catchment areas. The confluence between Kurau and Ara Rivers, in Perak, Malaysia, is selected to investigate the scour hole that usually forms in the erosion zone and the bar that forms in the deposition zone. A 2D numerical model is used in simulating hydro-morpho dynamics in the rivers confluence to mitigate the erosion and deposition zones by adopting vanes as control structures. Simulation results suggest that the most effective location, dimension, and angle of vanes can be decided based on their performance in scouring and deposition zones. The distribution velocity and flow vectors can help in deciding the location of the vanes. MDPI 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77898/1/77898.pdf Ali, Hydar Lafta and Yusuf, Badronnisa and Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed and Shimizu, Yasuyuki and Ab Razak, Mohd Shahrizal and Mohamed Rehan, Balqis (2019) Improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes. Resources, 8 (1). art. no. 9. pp. 1-22. ISSN 2079-9276 https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/8/1/9 10.3390/resources8010009
spellingShingle Ali, Hydar Lafta
Yusuf, Badronnisa
Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed
Shimizu, Yasuyuki
Ab Razak, Mohd Shahrizal
Mohamed Rehan, Balqis
Improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes
title Improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes
title_full Improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes
title_fullStr Improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes
title_full_unstemmed Improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes
title_short Improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes
title_sort improving the hydro-morpho dynamics of a river confluence by using vanes
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77898/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77898/1/77898.pdf