Numerical Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Erosion and Sediment Transport".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editors
Interests: numerical modeling; erosion and deposition; hydrodynamics; sediment transport; sheet flow; two-phase flow; water wave
Interests: coastal hydro-sediment disaster flows; storm surge; submarine landslides; coastal erosion; meshless computational fluid dynamics; sph method
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue mainly focuses on the numerical modeling of hydrodynamics and sediment transport, which is a computational approach that simulates water flow and sediment movement. The numerical modeling involves solving governing equations, such as the Navier–Stokes equations and turbulence equations, to model fluid dynamics and additional equations for sediment transport processes. These models account for factors like water velocity, pressure, turbulence, vortex structure, bed roughness, sediment concentration, and topography using analytical or empirical relations (e.g., Einstein equation or Shields parameter) to describe sediment movement, including suspension and bed load. These models are all suitable based on the Euler or Lagrange method, single-phase flow or two-phase flow method.
The models are structured with computational grids, applying boundary conditions to simulate flow and sediment dynamics over time. They are not limited to predicting (1) microscopic collision and friction and (2) macroscopic erosion, deposition, and distribution for graded and uniform sediment, with applications in river management, coastal engineering, and environmental planning. Challenges include computational efficiency, accuracy, and handling complex geometries, often requiring validation against field data or experiments. Your contributions should also encompass water resource management, cost-effective simulations, environmental conservation, climate change adaptation, and the development of specialized models tailored for diverse environments.
Prof. Dr. Xin Chen
Dr. Huabin Shi
Dr. Hongjie Wen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- numerical modeling
- hydrodynamics
- sediment transport
- computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- multiphase flow
- turbulence modeling
- erosion and deposition
- river morphology
- coastal engineering
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