2005 年 25 巻 Supplement2 号 p. 119-120
Turbulent flow in a curved open channel has been investigated by PIV experiments. The curved channel model retains some geometrical features of a small curved river in Nara prefecture and is conceived for modeling the accumulation of contamination in canals or small-scale rivers. The PIV experiments are focused on the cross sectional flows in stream-wise and transverse directions which, respectively, give rise to primary and secondary vortex motions under the influence of the centrifugal force.