抄録
A multi-level grid type turbulent shallow flow model combined with an equilibrium sediment transport model (KMR-MB: Kinematic Mesh Reconstruction for Movable Bed) is proposed. KMR method is a kind of multi-level grid model with dynamic refinement and combining grid cells to capture efficiently unsteady flow phenomena. Saito et al. (2012)1) have applied the KMR approach to open channel flows around a bridge pier and shown the advantage of the model. They used the maximum value of the strain and rotation parameters for the threshold for quad-tree and 3 x 3 type grid divisions. We have extended the model for computations of morphological phenomena in rivers by incorporating an equilibrium sediment transport model as well as a bed continuity equation, and employing new criteria for grid cell refinement. We employed an average curvature of the bed surface as the criteria for refinement and combining quad-tree type grid cells. The present model has been applied to simulate the alternative bar formations. The experimental result by Akahori et al (2011)2) was used for validation of the model. The comparison between numerical and experimental results showed that the present KMR-MB can simulate excellently the phenomena with less CPU time than the fixed grid computations.
