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Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-269-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-269-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
Research article
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17 May 2017
Research article |  | 17 May 2017

Physical theory for near-bed turbulent particle suspension capacity

Joris T. Eggenhuisen, Matthieu J. B. Cartigny, and Jan de Leeuw

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Suspension of particles in turbulent flows is one of the most widely occurring physical phenomena in nature, yet no theory predicts the sediment transport capacity of the wind, avalanches, pyroclastic flows, rivers, and estuarine or marine currents. We derive such a theory from universal turbulence characteristics and fluid and particle properties alone. It compares favourably with measurements and previous empiric formulations, making it the first process-based theory for particle suspension.
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