Biophysical flocculation reduces variability of cohesive sediment settling velocity

Stochastic Flocculation Model for Cohesive Sediment Suspended in Water

Existing flocculation models for cohesive sediments are classified into two groups: population balance equation models (PBE) and floc growth models. An FGM ensures mass conservation in a closed system. However, an FGM determines only the average size of flocs, whereas a PBE has the capability to calculate a size distribution of flocs. A new stochastic approach to model the flocculation process ...

Image Processing Methods for in Situ Estimation of Cohesive Sediment Floc Size, Settling Velocity, and Density 2

ERDC/CHL CHETN-XIV-46 "Flocculation and Settling Velocity Estimates for Reservoir Sedimentation Analysis"

BACKGROUND: Inland waterways provide many benefits to society but serve primarily as conduits of water and sediment. Bank erosion, channel sedimentation, and reservoir infilling remain challenges to the effective management of waterways. Reservoirs have a limited service life, associated in part with the reduced capacity caused by infilling. The USACE manages more than 600 reservoirs, many of w...

LTFATE Cohesive Sediment Transport Model

hydrodynamics and sediment transport model used to determine the longand short-term stability of dredged material mounds. This technical note (TN) introduces a new cohesive sediment transport submodel for LTFATE, which includes a combined current-wave shear stress calculation and a layered sediment bed model. LTFATE can be accessed via the Internet at the following address: http://www.wes.army....

Size and settling velocities of cohesive flocs and suspended sediment aggregates in a trailing suction hopper dredge plume

A field experiment was conducted to quantify settling velocities, aggregate states, and flocculation within a hopper dredge plume. Particular interest was in determining the abundance of dense, bed aggregates suspended from the consolidated bed during dredging. A suspended sediment plume from the hopper dredge Essayons was sampled for a period of 90 min after dredging. Settling velocities and s...