Model help:SteadyStateAg
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SteadyStateAg
This model is a calculator for approach to equilibrium in recirculating and feed flumes
Model introduction
This program implements the calculation for steady-state aggradation of a sand-bed river in response to sea level rise at a constant rate.
Model parameters
Uses ports
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Provides ports
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Main equations
[math]\displaystyle{ \S_{u}= {\frac{R C_{f} ^ \left ( {\frac{1}{2}}\right )} {\alpha _{EH} \tau _{form} ^*}} {\frac{Q_{tbf,feed}}{Q_{bf}}} }[/math] (1)
[math]\displaystyle{ {\frac{S}{S_{u}}} = \left ( 1 - \beta x^* \right ) }[/math] (2)
[math]\displaystyle{ \eta ^* = {\frac{\eta_{dev}}{L}} }[/math] (3)
[math]\displaystyle{ x^* = {\frac{x}{L}} }[/math] (4)
[math]\displaystyle{ \beta = {\frac{ \left (1 - \lambda _{p} \right ) B_{f} \xi _{d} L}{I_{f} \Omega \left ( 1 + \Lambda \right ) Q_{tbf,feed}}} }[/math] (5)
[math]\displaystyle{ \eta^* = S_{u} \left ( \left ( 1 - {\frac{1}{2}} \beta \right ) - x^* + {\frac{1}{2}} \beta \left ( x ^* \right ) ^2 \right ) }[/math] (6)
[math]\displaystyle{ \eta = \xi _{do} + \xi _{d} t + \eta _{dev} \left ( x \right ) }[/math] (7)
[math]\displaystyle{ {\frac{B_{bf}}{D}} = {\frac{C_{f}}{\alpha _{EH} \left ( /tau _{form} ^* \right ) ^ \left ( 2.5 \right ) }} {\frac{Q_{tbf}}{sqrt \left ( R g D \right ) D^2}} }[/math] (8)
[math]\displaystyle{ {\frac{H}{D}} = {\frac{\alpha _{EH} \left ( \tau _{form} ^* \right ) ^2}{C_{f} ^ \left ({\frac{1}{2}} \right )}} {\frac{Q_{bf}}{Q_{tbf}}} }[/math] (9)
[math]\displaystyle{ {\frac{Q_{tbf}}{Q_{tbf,feed}}} = 1 - \beta x^* }[/math] (10)
Nomenclature
Symbol | Description | Unit |
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Gt,feed | mean annual bed material sediment feed rate | Mt / year |
L | reach length (downchannel distance) | km |
Lv | reach length (downvalley distance) | km |
dξd / dt | rate of sea level rise | mm / year |
Qbf | bankfull water discharge | m3 / s |
Bf | floodplain width | km |
D | grain size | mm |
Λ | fraction wash load deposited per unit material load deposited | kg/m3 |
Qtbf,feed | volume bed material sediment transport rate during flood time | - |
C | volume concentration of bed material load | - |
BMSS | flood concentration of bed material load | mg / L |
Su | upstream slope | - |
β | an coefficient to adjust L to make sure that this parameter < 1. If β> 1 then the sediment transport drops to 0 before reaching the delta | - |
τform * | channel-forming Shields number | - |
αEH | coefficient in Engelund-Hansen bed material load relation | - |
λp | bed porosity | - |
If | flood intermittency | - |
Cz | Chezy resistance coefficient | - |
Ω | channel sinuosity | - |
R | submerged specific gravity of sediment | - |
ξdo | water surface elevation at t = 0 | - |
Δt | time interval for plotting | year |
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