scholarly journals Comparison of measurement methods of the front velocity of small-scale debris flows

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Bettella ◽  
Gian Battista Bischetti ◽  
Vincenzo D'Agostino ◽  
Simone Virginio Marai ◽  
Enrico Ferrari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Debris Flow ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Front Velocity ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Digital Video Camera ◽  
Transport Zone ◽  
Kinematic Behaviour

Debris flow is a gravity-driven process, which is characterized by a travelling dense surge including large boulders, and it is followed by a more fluid tail. These characteristics make difficult the measurement of the mean flow velocity by means of common hydraulic techniques. Different methods can be used at real scale and small-scale to measure the front velocity but a dedicate comparison between available methods is still lacking. This research aims to compare the front velocity measurements in the transport zone of a miniature debris flow using three devices: i) a common digital video camera (29 frames per second); ii) a high speed thermo camera (60 fps); and iii) a laser photoelectric sensors system. The statistical analysis of data has highlighted no significant differences exist between front velocities obtained by means of the video camera and the thermo camera, whereas photocells data statistically differ from those achieved via the other systems. Some lack of data recorded by photocell was documented, while the thermo camera technique did not show significant loss of information being also helpful to detect the kinematic behaviour of single particles. Finally, the tests confirmed the influence of the solid volumetric concentration in the debris-flow mechanics, which promotes, <em>ceteris</em> <em>paribus</em>, the debris-flow slowing down.

The Effects of Particle Segregation on Debris Flow Fluidity Over a Rigid Bed

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-149
Author(s):  
Norifumi Hotta ◽  
Tomoyuki Iwata ◽  
Takuro Suzuki ◽  
Yuichi Sakai
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Debris Flow ◽  
Debris Flows ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Front Velocity ◽  
Flow Depth ◽  
Particle Segregation

ABSTRACT It is essential to consider the fluidity of a debris flow front when calculating its impact. Here we flume-tested mono-granular and bi-granular debris flows and compared the results to those of numerical simulations. We used sand particles with diameters of 0.29 and 0.14 cm at two mixing ratios of 1:1 and 3:7. Particle segregation was recorded with a high-speed video camera. We evaluated the fronts of debris flows at 0.5-second intervals. Then we numerically simulated one-dimensional debris flows under the same conditions and used the mean particle diameter when simulating mixed-diameter flows. For the mono-granular debris flows, the experimental and simulated results showed good agreement in terms of flow depth, front velocity, and flux. However, for the bi-granular debris flows, the simulated flow depth was less, and both the front velocity and flux were greater than those found experimentally. These differences may be attributable to the fact that the dominant shear stress was caused by the concentration of smaller sediment particles in the lower flow layers; such inverse gradations were detected in the debris flow bodies. Under these conditions, most shear stress is supported by smaller particles in the lower layers; the debris flow characteristics become similar to those of mono-granular flows, in contrast to the numerical simulation, which incorporated particle segregation with gradually decreasing mean diameter from the front to the flow body. Consequently, the calculated front velocities were underestimated; particle segregation at the front of the bi-granular debris flows did not affect fluidity either initially or over time.

scholarly journals Detonation effects of shallow buried explosive in sandy soil on target plate acceleration in a small-scale blast test

2018 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 02028
Author(s):  
Hassan Zulkifli Abu ◽  
Ibrahim Aniza ◽  
Mohamad Nor Norazman
Keyword(s):  
Sandy Soil ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Time History ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Target Plate ◽  
Air Blast ◽  
High Speed Video Camera ◽  
The Impact

Small-scale blast tests were carried out to observe and measure the influence of sandy soil towards explosive blast intensity. The tests were to simulate blast impact imparted by anti-vehicular landmine to a lightweight armoured vehicle (LAV). Time of occurrence of the three phases of detonation phase in soil with respect to upward translation time of the test apparatus were recorded using high-speed video camera. At the same time the target plate acceleration was measured using shock accelerometer. It was observed that target plate deformation took place at early stage of the detonation phase before the apparatus moved vertically upwards. Previous data of acceleration-time history and velocity-time history from air blast detonation were compared. It was observed that effects of soil funnelling on blast wave together with the impact from soil ejecta may have contributed to higher blast intensity that characterized detonation in soil, where detonation in soil demonstrated higher plate velocity compared to what occurred in air blast detonation.

Flume investigation of cylindrical baffles for dissipation of debris flow energy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan-Young Yune ◽  
Beom-Jun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Debris Flow ◽  
Debris Flows ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Design Guideline ◽  
Flow Energy

&lt;p&gt;A debris flow with a high speed along valleys has been reported to cause serious damages to urban area or infrastructure. To prevent debris flow disaster, countermeasures for flow-impeding structures are installed on the flow path of debris flows. Recently, an installation of cylindrical baffles which are open-type countermeasures has increased because of a low construction cost, filtering out rocks, and an increased hydraulic continuity. However, a comprehensive design guideline for specification and arrangement on cylindrical baffles has not yet been suggested. Moreover, the design of baffle installation is mainly based on empirical approaches as the influence of baffle array on debris mobility is not well understood. In this study, to investigate the effect of cylindrical baffles on the flow characteristics of debris flow, a series of small-scale flume tests were performed according to the varying baffle height and row numbers of installed baffles. High-speed cameras and digital camera to record the flow interaction with baffles were installed at the top and side of the channel. To reproduce the viscosity of debris flows caused by fine-grained soil in the flume, glycerin was mixed with debris materials (sand and gravel). After the test, the velocity and energy dissipation according to various baffle arrays were estimated. Test results showed that the installation of baffles reduced the frontal velocity of debris flows. Furthermore, taller baffles also increased the effect of the energy dissipation in debris flows, but additional rows of the baffle did not have a major effect on the energy dissipation. Thus, increasing the height of baffle led to an increased efficiency of energy dissipation of debris flows.&lt;/p&gt;

Effect of Hydrated Salt Additives on Film Boiling Behavior at Vapor Film Collapse

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Arai ◽  
Masahiro Furuya
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Film Boiling ◽  
Vapor Film ◽  
Quenching Temperature ◽  
Steel Sphere ◽  
Digital Video Camera ◽  
Collapse Temperature ◽  
Test Film ◽  
Film Collapse

A high-temperature stainless-steel sphere was immersed into various salt solutions to test film boiling behavior at vapor film collapse. The film boiling behavior around the sphere was observed with a high-speed digital-video camera. Because salt additives enhanced condensation heat transfer, the observed vapor film was thinner. Surface temperature of the sphere was measured. Salt additives increased the quenching (vapor film collapse) temperature, because frequency of direct contact between sphere surface and coolant increased. Quenching temperature rises with increased salt concentration. The quenching temperature, however, approaches a constant value when the slat concentration is close to its saturation concentration. The quenching temperature is well correlated with ion molar concentration, which is a number density of ions, regardless of the type of hydrated salts.

Experimental Investigation of Droplet Dynamics on Solid Surfaces: Spreading and Recoil Effects

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalpak P. Gatne ◽  
Milind A. Jog ◽  
Raj M. Manglik
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Lower Surface ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Liquid Viscosity ◽  
Viscous Effects ◽  
Droplet Dynamics ◽  
Digital Video Camera ◽  
The Impact

A study of the normal impact of liquid droplets on a dry horizontal substrate is presented in this paper. The impact dynamics, spreading and recoil behavior are captured using a high-speed digital video camera at 2000 frames per second. A digital image processing software was used to determine the drop spread and height of the liquid on the surface from each frame. To ascertain the effects of liquid viscosity and surface tension, experiments were conducted with four liquids (water, ethanol, propylene glycol and glycerin) that have vastly different fluid properties. Three different Weber numbers (20, 40, and 80) were considered by altering the height from which the drop is released. The high-speed photographs of impact, spreading and recoil are shown and the temporal variations of dimensionless drop spread and height are provided in the paper. The results show that changes in liquid viscosity and surface tension significantly affect the spreading and recoil behavior. For a fixed Weber number, lower surface tension promotes greater spreading and higher viscosity dampens spreading and recoil. Using a simple scale analysis of energy balance, it was found that the maximum spread factor varies as Re1/5 when liquid viscosity is high and viscous effects govern the spreading behavior.

In-Flow Oscillation of Circular Cylinders in Cross-Flow

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomomichi Nakamura ◽  
Hiroshi Haruguchi ◽  
Hiroyuki Nakajima ◽  
Toyohiro Sawada ◽  
Kozo Sugiyama
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Vortex Motion ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Flow Oscillation ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Digital Video Camera ◽  
Flow Oscillations

The importance of the in-flow oscillation of a single cylinder in cross-flow has been highlighted since an accident in a FBR-type reactor. In-flow oscillations have also been observed in tube arrays. This report is an experimental study on this phenomenon using totally nine cylinders in a water tunnel. Six cases, one single cylinder, two & three cylinders in parallel & in tandem, and a nine cylinder bundle, are examined. Every cylinder can move only in in-flow direction. The motion of cylinders is measured by the strain gages and by a high-speed digital video camera. The results are compared with the visualized vortex motion.

A Study of Debris Flow Behaviors According to Rheometer Properties: Focused on the Hwangnyeong Mt. and Umyeon Mt.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeong-Jin Kim ◽  
Dae-Ho Yun ◽  
Yun-Tae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Debris Flow ◽  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Yield Stress ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Front Velocity ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Water Mixture ◽  
Runout Distance ◽  
Two Samples

&lt;p&gt;A debris flow, a mass movement of soil and water mixture, is generally occurred by heavy rainfall during the rainy season in Korea. Because of climate change, the amount and frequency of rainfall has continually increased these days. Populated areas located in debris flow-prone mountainous areas are commonly subject to debris flow hazards. For this reason, it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of the debris flow behavior for the hazard mitigation. In this study, for two samples from Hwangnyeong Mt. and Umyeon Mt. in Korea, the vane-type rheometer test were performed to estimate the rheological property such as viscosity and yield stress and small-scale flume experiment was carried out to evaluate the characteristics of debris flow behaviors such as front velocity, runout distance and deposition volume. From the experimental results, rheological properties decrease with decreasing volumetric sediment concentration, and debris flow behavior gradually increased with decreasing rheological properties in the experiment. Additionally, in case of Hwangnyeong Mt. which has a high silt and clay fraction, the experimental results show that the amount of the front velocity, runout distance and deposition volume tend to increase higher than Umyeon Mt. as viscosity and yield stress decreased.&lt;/p&gt;

Bubble Lift-Off Diameter in Forced Convective Boiling Flow

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
In-Cheol Chu ◽  
Chul-Hwa Song
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Bubble Nucleation ◽  
Present Observation ◽  
Convective Boiling ◽  
Digital Video Camera ◽  
Nucleation Frequency ◽  
Boiling Flow ◽  
Lift Off ◽  
Basic Features

A series of experiments were carried out to investigate the bubble nucleation to lift-off phenomena for a subcooled boiling flow in a vertical annulus channel. A high speed digital video camera was used to capture the dynamics of the bubble nucleation to lift-off process. A total of 148 recordings were made, and the bubble lift-off diameter and the bubble nucleation frequency were evaluated for 118 recordings up to now. The basic features of the lift-off diameter and nucleation frequency were addressed based on the present observation. A database for the bubble lift-off diameter was built by gathering and summarizing the data of Prodanovic et al., Situ et al., and the present work. The prediction capability of Unal’s model, Situ et al.’s model, and Prodanovic et al.’s correlation was evaluated against the database. The best prediction results were obtained by modifying the wall superheat correlation in Unal’s model.

A Study on Stream-Wise Oscillation of Cylinder Arrays: Effect of Pitch Ratio

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomomichi Nakamura ◽  
Takafumi Yoshikawa ◽  
Taku Yoshimura ◽  
Hironobu Kondo
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Strain Gages ◽  
Flow Oscillation ◽  
Digital Video Camera ◽  
Cylinder Arrays ◽  
Tube Arrays ◽  
Pitch Ratio

The importance of the in-flow oscillation of a single cylinder in cross-flow has been spotlighted since an accident in a FBR-type reactor. However, the in-flow oscillation can be observed in tube arrays of heat exchangers. Previous reports show some interesting phenomena on the oscillation of cylinder arrays, which have a same pitch between cylinders. This paper shows the effect of the pitch ratio of a cylinder array on the characteristics of those phenomena, especially in in-flow direction, where every cylinder can move only in this direction. The motion of cylinders is measured by attached strain gages and by a high-speed digital video camera.

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