Statistical Physics of Bedload Transport

Sediment transport is an inherently stochastic process. Therefore, in order to accurately predict sediment flux, erosion and deposition, we need a better understanding of the probability distributions of sediment velocities.

Probability distributions of bedload transport velocities

Postdoc Anshul Yadav is using CFDEM to understand fluvial bedload velocity distributions and sediment diffusion for both uniform and mixed grain size. Check back soon for more info!