Dynamic interaction of two-phase debris flow with pyramidal defense structures: An optimal strategy to efficiently protecting the desired area

München

2017

Sonderdruck

202738

In this work we analyze the dynamic interaction of two phase debris flows with pyramidal obstacles. To simulate
the dynamic interaction of two-phase debris flow (a mixture of solid particles and viscous fluid) with obstacles
of different dimensions and orientations, we employ the general two-phase mass flow model (Pudasaini, 2012).
The model consists of highly non-linear partial differential equations representing the mass and momentum conservations for both solid and fluid. Besides buoyancy, the model includes some dominant physical aspects of the
debris flows such as generalized drag, virtual mass and non-Newtonian viscous stress as induced by the gradient
of solid-volume-fraction. Simulations are performed with high-resolution numerical schemes to capture essential
dynamics, including the strongly re-directed flow with multiple stream lines, mass arrest and debris-vacuum generation when the rapidly cascading debris mass suddenly encounters the obstacle. The solid and fluid phases show fundamentally different interactions with obstacles, flow spreading and dispersions, run-out dynamics, and deposition morphology.