How vegetation in flows modifies the turbulent mixing and spreading of jets

Abstract While studies on vegetated channel flows have been developed in many research centers, studies on jets interacting with vegetation are still rare. This study presents and analyzes turbulent jets issued into an obstructed cross-flow, with emergent vegetation simulated with a regular array of...

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Main Authors: Michele Mossa, Mouldi Ben Meftah, Francesca De Serio, Heidi M. Nepf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05881-1