The method of large-eddy simulation (LES) coupled with the density transport equation is employed to simulate the evolution of a gravity-driven high-density turbidity current and its interaction with a pair of parallel suspended pipes. The LES method is validated first using data of a non-Boussinesq lock-exchange experiment and satisfying agreement between LES and experiment is achieved. The simulations reveal that a shear region forms between high- and low-density fluids each moving in opposite directions which lead to the generation of a series of vortices and a substantial mixing region. Close to the bottom boundary, low-density fluid is entrained near the head of the high-density turbidity current, forming a thin water cushion that separates the turbidity current's head from the seabed, the so-called hydroplaning effect, thereby reducing the density of the head and bottom friction. The current study suggests that the effect of hydroplaning phenomena leads to high speed and long distance of the turbidity current. Further, LES simulations of a turbidity current impacting a pair of parallel suspended pipes with different streamwise spacings are performed and impact forces are quantified. The turbulent wake generated by high-density fluid bypassing pipe 1 promotes velocity fluctuations leading to increased impact forces on pipe 2 with increasing streamwise spacing up to 8 times the pipeline diameter (8D). The results suggest that the streamwise spacing between two parallel pipes should be less than 2D to minimize hydrodynamic loads on pipe 2.
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August 23 2023
Evolution of high-density submarine turbidity current and its interaction with a pair of parallel suspended pipes
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Recent Advances in Marine Hydrodynamics
Xingsen Guo (郭兴森)
;
Xingsen Guo (郭兴森)
a)
(Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft)
1
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China
, Qingdao 266100, China
2
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London
, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
3
State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology
, Dalian 116024, China
4
State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology
, Chengdu 610059, China
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Qianyu Luo (罗倩钰)
;
Qianyu Luo (罗倩钰)
a)
(Software, Validation, Writing – original draft)
2
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London
, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Thorsten Stoesser
;
Thorsten Stoesser
b)
(Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
2
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London
, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Arthur Hajaali
;
Arthur Hajaali
a)
(Software, Writing – review & editing)
2
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London
, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Xiaolei Liu (刘晓磊)
Xiaolei Liu (刘晓磊)
b)
(Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing)
1
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China
, Qingdao 266100, China
5
Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology
, Qingdao 266061, China
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a)
Electronic addresses: xingsen.guo@ucl.ac.uk; qianyu.luo.18@ucl.ac.uk; and a.hajaali@ucl.ac.uk
Physics of Fluids 35, 086608 (2023)
Article history
Received:
June 04 2023
Accepted:
August 03 2023
Citation
Xingsen Guo, Qianyu Luo, Thorsten Stoesser, Arthur Hajaali, Xiaolei Liu; Evolution of high-density submarine turbidity current and its interaction with a pair of parallel suspended pipes. Physics of Fluids 1 August 2023; 35 (8): 086608. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0160650
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