Local scour around a vertical pile caused by a jet

• Main Author: Lim, Foo Hoat.
• Other Authors: Chiew, Yee Meng
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19448
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study is a preliminary investigation of local scour around a pile caused by a ship propeller. As a first approximation, the propeller generated flow is simulated using a circular jet. The main objectives are to study the scouring mechanism around the pile and the associated scour hole, and to i...