scholarly journals Experimental Study of the Effects of Flow Discharge, Diameter, and Depth on Shear Stress in a Rectangular Channel with Rigid Unsubmerged Vegetation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-160
Author(s):  
Foad Maturi ◽  
Mehdi Behdarvandi Askar
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Stress Measurement ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Critical Parameters ◽  
Vegetation Density ◽  
Flow Discharge ◽  
Large Measurement ◽  
A New Technique

Abstract Shear stress is one of the most critical parameters in hydraulic and coastal engineering, which is often measured indirectly. Since there is no instrument to measure this parameter directly and given that it is usually calculated by measuring other parameters such as velocity and pressure and using some equations, shear stress measurement is often accompanied with large measurement errors. In this study, a new technique and direct measurement using physical modeling in a hydraulic knife-edge flume and load cell were employed to measure the shear stress in a rectangular channel with rigid unsubmerged vegetation with Dv= 20, 25, and 32mm in Q=25 and 30 Lit/S and y=10, 12, 17, and 20 cm. The results indicate that the shear stress and the dimensionless {{{\tau _0}} \over \tau } ratio decrease in a constant flow discharge with increasing the flow depth. It was also shown that the shear stress would be enhanced with an increase in vegetation diameter due to increasing vegetation density against flow. According to dimensionless ratios of {{{\tau _0}} \over \tau } and {{{D_v}} \over y} in the graphs and considering the trend lines with appropriate correlation coefficients, some equations were presented to calculate the shear stress in the concerned range.

PASSIVE WIRELESS DIRECT SHEAR STRESS MEASUREMENT

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sells ◽  
V. Chandrasekharan ◽  
H. Zmuda ◽  
M. Sheplak ◽  
D.P. Arnold
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Stress Measurement ◽  
Direct Shear

scholarly journals Assessing Machine Learning versus a Mathematical Model to Estimate the Transverse Shear Stress Distribution in a Rectangular Channel

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 596
Author(s):  
Babak Lashkar-Ara ◽  
Niloofar Kalantari ◽  
Zohreh Sheikh Khozani ◽  
Amir Mosavi
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Tsallis Entropy ◽  
Shear Stress Distribution ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Inference System ◽  
Aspect Ratios

One of the most important subjects of hydraulic engineering is the reliable estimation of the transverse distribution in the rectangular channel of bed and wall shear stresses. This study makes use of the Tsallis entropy, genetic programming (GP) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) methods to assess the shear stress distribution (SSD) in the rectangular channel. To evaluate the results of the Tsallis entropy, GP and ANFIS models, laboratory observations were used in which shear stress was measured using an optimized Preston tube. This is then used to measure the SSD in various aspect ratios in the rectangular channel. To investigate the shear stress percentage, 10 data series with a total of 112 different data for were used. The results of the sensitivity analysis show that the most influential parameter for the SSD in smooth rectangular channel is the dimensionless parameter B/H, Where the transverse coordinate is B, and the flow depth is H. With the parameters (b/B), (B/H) for the bed and (z/H), (B/H) for the wall as inputs, the modeling of the GP was better than the other one. Based on the analysis, it can be concluded that the use of GP and ANFIS algorithms is more effective in estimating shear stress in smooth rectangular channels than the Tsallis entropy-based equations.

In-Vitro Wall Shear Stress Measurements for Microfluid Flows by Using Second-Order SPE Micro-PIV

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Sheng Chuang ◽  
Steven T. Wereley
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Wall Shear Stress ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Bias Error ◽  
Central Difference ◽  
Micro Piv ◽  
Wall Shear

Conventional single pixel evaluation (SPE) significantly improves the spatial resolution of PIV measurements to the physical limit of a CCD camera based on the forward difference interrogation (FDI). This paper further enhances the computational algorithm to second-order accuracy by simply modifying the numerical scheme with the central difference interrogation (CDI). The proposed central difference scheme basically superposes the forward-time and the backward-time correlation domains, thus resulting in reduced bias error as well as rapid background noise elimination. An assessment of the CDI SPE algorithm regarding the measurement errors was achieved via numerous synthetic images subject to a four-roll mill flow. In addition, preliminary wall shear stress (WSS) measurements regarding different algorithms are also evaluated with an analytical turbulent boundary flow. CDI scheme showed a 0.32% error deviated from the analytical solution and improved the same error in FFT-based correlation correlation (FFT-CC) by 32.35%. To demonstrate the performance in practice, in-vitro measurements were implemented in a serpentine microchannel made of polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) for both CDI SPE and spatial cross-correlation. A series of steady-state flow images at five specified regions of interest were acquired using micro-PIV system. Final comparisons of the WSS regarding the Pearson correlation coefficient, R2, between the numerical schemes and the simulations showed that an overall result was improved by CDI SPE due to the fine resolution and the enhanced accuracy.

scholarly journals On the effect of rheology on seasonal sea-ice simulations

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi F. Ip ◽  
William D. Hibler ◽  
Gregory M. Flato
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Sea Ice ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Arctic Basin ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Flow Rule ◽  
Average Model ◽  
Ice Drift ◽  
Cavitating Fluid

A generalized numerical model which allows for a variety of non-linear rheologies is developed for the seasonal simulation of sea-ice circulation and thickness. The model is used to investigate the effects (such as the role of shear stress and the existence of a flow rule) of different rheologies on the ice-drift pattern and build-up in the Arctic Basin. Differences in local drift seem to be closely related to the amount of allowable shear stress. Similarities are found between the elliptical and square cases and between the Mohr-Coulomb and cavitating fluid cases. Comparisons between observed and simulated buoy drift are made for several buoy tracks in the Arctic Basin. Correlation coefficients to the observed buoy drift range from 0.83 for the cavitating fluid to 0.86 for the square rheology. The average ratio of buoy-drift distance to average model-drift distance for several buoys is 1.15 (square), 1.18 (elliptical), 1.30 (Mohr-Coulomb) and 1.40 (cavitating fluid).

scholarly journals Inversion of flow Measurements for Stress and Rheological Parameters in a Valley Glacier

1973 ◽  
Vol 12 (64) ◽  
pp. 19-44
Author(s):  
Charles F. Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Effective Viscosity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Rheological Parameters ◽  
Mean Stress ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Anomalous Zone ◽  
Flow Law

AbstractMethods are developed for determining the distributions of stress and effective viscosity in a glacier, under the assumptions: the ice is quasi-viscous, the flow is time independent, and acceleration forces are negligible. Measurements of the three-dimensional distribution of velocity are needed for their application. The differential equations of mechanical equilibrium, expressed in terms of viscosity, strain-rate components, mean stress, and their gradients, are viewed as equations to be solved for viscosity and mean stress subject to boundary conditions at the free upper surface. For certain rectilinear flow patterns, unique distributions of stress and effective viscosity can always be derived. For more complicated flow this is not necessarily so. However, it is still possible to choose the best values of rheological parameters in any trial flow law based on the requirement that the residuals to the equations of equilibrium be minimized in a mean-square sense. The techniques are applied to measurements of internal deformation made in nine bore holes on the Athabasca Glacier. At the center line the magnitude of the surface-parallel shear stress increases with depth more slowly than would be expected from a standard shape factor correction or the theoretical distribution of Nye. Correspondingly the lateral distribution of lateral shear stress shows the opposite relationships. In the lower one- to two-thirds of the depth corresponding to a range in effective stress from about 0.5 to 1.2 bars, the gross rheology of the ice is not distinguishably different from the experimentally determined flow law of Glen (n = 4.2, T = 0.02° C) as generalized by Nye. The results do not support the conclusion that the effective viscosity is higher than would be expected from Glen’s experiments as indicated by the more limited measurements of Paterson and Savage. Power-law parameters derived for the different bore holes considered separately show a spread, which suggests some rheological inhomogeneity. However, no definite conclusions can be drawn, because of direct measurement errors at the bore holes and less definable uncertainty in the interpolated distribution of velocity between the holes. The upper one- to two-thirds of the glacier constitutes an anomalous zone in which there is either a strong effect from a complex distribution of stress arising from longitudinal stress gradients or more complicated rheology than in a homogeneous power-law material.

scholarly journals Physical and chemical parameters impact on eosin spectral determinations

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Liljana Kola
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Intensity ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Fluorescent Dyes ◽  
Water System ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Photochemical Decomposition ◽  
Large Measurement ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

The fluorescence ability of Eosin enables its using as an artificial tracer in the water system studies. The problem deals with the application of Eosin to trace and determine water movements within the karstic system and under ground waters. The fluorescence intensity of fluorescent dyes in water samples depends on their physical and chemical properties, such as pH, temperature, presence of oxidants, etc. Besides that, the UV radiation may induce photochemical decomposition of Eosin which can cause large measurement errors. This paper presents the taken results studying the influence of these factors on Eosin fluorescence intensity using the concentration and synchron scan methods. The method we have elaborated for this purpose made it possible to optimize procedures we use to analyze water samples for the presence of Eosin and measure its content, even in trace levels by the means of the Perkin Elmer LS 55 Luminescence Spectrometer.

Dual-Axis Hole-Drilling ESPI Residual Stress Measurements

2009 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary S. Schajer ◽  
Michael Steinzig
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Measurement Method ◽  
Stress Measurement ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Hole Drilling ◽  
Similar Response ◽  
Plane Normal ◽  
Stress Components

A novel dual-axis ESPI hole-drilling residual stress measurement method is presented. The method enables the evaluation of all the in-plane normal stress components with similar response to measurement errors, significantly lower than with single-axis measurements. A numerical method is described that takes advantage of, and compactly handles, the additional optical data that are available from the second measurement axis. Experimental tests were conducted on a calibrated specimen to demonstrate the proposed method, and the results supported theoretical expectations.

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