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Water and Environmental Bibliography

The FLOW-3D Bibliography contains an extensive collection of technical publications that contain FLOW-3D results. We have created this resource (thanks to all our users) to help both our customers and those interested in learning more about our software. Explore our topic-specific bibliography pages using the menu above.

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Featured Technical Paper

Laboratory testing of engineered media for biofiltration swales

Ahmari et al., University of Texas at Arlington, 2023

Researchers at the Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Laboratory at the University of Texas at Arlington used FLOW-3D HYDRO to simulate flow and sediment dynamics over solid and porous media in a laboratory physical model, to better understand the efficacy of expanded shale as a pollutant filter for stormwater. CFD results gave the researchers unique insights into the flow behavior in the system.

FLOW-3D HYDRO was made available through the FLOW-3D Academic Program.

"In this project, a comprehensive laboratory investigation centered on the utilization of expanded shale as a filter medium in bioswales was carried out. Bioswales are renowned for their capacity to enhance water quality by effectively mitigating pollutants such as total suspended solids (TSS) and turbidity. While conventional filter media, including rocks, sand, and mulch, have been employed in bioswales to bolster infiltration capabilities, the potential of engineered expanded shale as an alternative medium remains relatively unexplored and under-documented."

fig. 6.7 shows variation in suspended sediment concentration in water flowing through porous soil media.

"…the results from CFD provide the flow dynamics both over and within the soil media simultaneously, offering insights that would be otherwise challenging or impossible to obtain through experimental techniques alone. A comprehensive understanding of the complex flow patterns and interactions occurring within the soil media is gained by employing CFD, thereby shedding light on the intricate processes that are influenced by sediment transport and deposition."

Excerpts and figure from Ahmari et al., 2023.

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