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Pore-resolved investigation of turbulent open channel flow over a randomly packed permeable sediment bed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2023

Shashank K. Karra Open the ORCID record for Shashank K. Karra [Opens in a new window] ,
Sourabh V. Apte Open the ORCID record for Sourabh V. Apte [Opens in a new window] ,
Xiaoliang He  and
Timothy D. Scheibe
Shashank K. Karra
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Sourabh V. Apte*
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Xiaoliang He
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
Timothy D. Scheibe
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

Pore-resolved direct numerical simulations are performed to investigate the interactions between streamflow turbulence and groundwater flow through a randomly packed porous sediment bed for three permeability Reynolds numbers, $Re_K=2.56$, 5.17 and 8.94, representative of natural stream or river systems. Time–space averaging is used to quantify the Reynolds stress, form-induced stress, mean flow and shear penetration depths, and mixing length at the sediment–water interface (SWI). The mean flow and shear penetration depths increase with $Re_K$ and are found to be nonlinear functions of non-dimensional permeability. The peaks and significant values of the Reynolds stresses, form-induced stresses, and pressure variations are shown to occur in the top layer of the bed, which is also confirmed by conducting simulations of just the top layer as roughness elements over an impermeable wall. The probability distribution functions (p.d.f.s) of normalized local bed stress are found to collapse for all Reynolds numbers, and their root-mean-square fluctuations are assumed to follow logarithmic correlations. The fluctuations in local bed stress and resultant drag and lift forces on sediment grains are mainly a result of the top layer; their p.d.f.s are symmetric with heavy tails, and can be well represented by a non-Gaussian model fit. The bed stress statistics and the pressure data at the SWI potentially can be used in providing better boundary conditions in modelling of incipient motion and reach-scale transport in the hyporheic zone.

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Turbulent Flows: Turbulent boundary layers Turbulent Flows: Turbulence simulation
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 971 , 25 September 2023 , A23
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