Abstract

The turbulence structure of sediment-laden flow will be effected due to the sediment particles, and further effects the distribution of velocity of flow. In this paper, MicroADV was applied to measure the distribution of time–mean velocity in sediment-laden flow. It was analyzed that the influence of interaction between different sediment conditions (sediment concentration, diameter of particles) and different flow to the distribution of velocity of flow. Consider existing velocity of flows distribute formula applications on actual water of river velocity of flows along vertical the basis of it, Propose new the velocity of flow of index type, and tested the formula’s correctness or precision according to the experiment data, at the same time, the variational law of coefficient k and index m in the formula velocity of flow of index type with sediment concentration s, diameter of particles d and hydraulic condition is analyzed, Show that coefficient k increases with increasing of sediment concentration, hydraulic condition and diameter of particles are influencing the change of coefficient k equally; Index m decreases with increasing of diameter of particles, increases with increasing of sediment concentration.

 

Keywords: sediment-laden flow; distribution of velocity; shear velocity; MicroADV