MixFluv – Mixing layers in Fluvial Systems

Project MixFluv - Mixing layers in Fluvial Systems proposes to characterize the most common mixing layers in rivers, namely in compound channels and confluences. The interaction between flows with different velocity and water depths in the case of compound channels (main channel and adjacent floodplains) and with different directions and velocities in the case of confluences generates a rather complex flow structure that must be understood for efficient river and flood managements.

• Characterization of Mixing layers in confluences and compound channel flows

Flow characterization in compound channels
Flow characterization at confluences
Sediment transport in confluence flows
Verification of the influence of vegetation on the flow capacity in compound channels