Wind Effects on Longitudinal Dispersion in Open-Channel Flows

摘要

The effects of wind on the longitudinal dispersion has been studied experimentally in a flume. The study includes the wind effects on open-channel flows, calculation of the dispersion coefficients using flow parameters and determination of the dispersion coefficient from dye tracers. The results generally confirm the theoretical estimate with a decreasing dispersion coefficient under upstream wind conditions and increasing under the downstream wind conditions.