Shear velocity scales well to rates of dispersion and bedload sediment transport.
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Most eddy viscosity SGS models model the eddy viscosity as the product of a characteristic length scale and a characteristic velocity scale.
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It is a special case of the Magnetic Reynolds number when the Alfv�n velocity is the typical velocity scale of the system, and is given by
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This results in the left hand side also being of order one, which in turn give us a velocity scale for the turbulent fluctuations ( as seen above ):
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The sizes define a characteristic length scale for the eddies, which are also characterized by flow velocity scales and time scales ( turnover time ) dependent on the length scale.
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By choosing a length scale, L, and velocity scale, U, the equation can be expressed in nondimensional form containing the Reynolds number, Re = UL / ?.
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As it eliminates the effects of inertia and the need for a velocity scale, it is oftentimes more convenient to express scaling relationships in terms of the Ohnesorge number rather than the Reynolds and Weber number individually.
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By integrating in the " y "-direction once, then non-dimensionalizing with an unknown velocity scale " u " " and viscous length scale, the equation reduces down to:
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The new " inner length scale " \ eta is a viscous length scale, and is of order \ frac { \ nu } { u _ * }, with u _ * being the velocity scale of the turbulent fluctuations, in this case a friction velocity.
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The channel depth " H " is chosen as a length scale, the mean velocity " V " is taken as a velocity scale, and the pressure scale is taken to be P _ 0 = k \ left ( V / H \ right ) ^ n.