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Comparison of Different Turbulence Models in Open Channels with Smooth-Rough Bedforms

Keywords: Bedforms, Roughness, Computational Fluid Dynamics, k-ε Model, Structured Mesh

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 32 ,  Issue 4

USMAN  GHANI , SHAHID ALI   , SABAHAT ARIF   ,

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