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 Fall Vel

FALL VELOCITY FOR SPHERES

Re p =
√ RgD
Uses formulation of Dietrich (1982) ν

g 9.81 gravitational acceleration, m/s2

n 1.00E-06 kinematic viscosity of water, m2/s
R 1.65 submerged specific gravity of sediment

D 0.1 grain size, mm

Rep 4.023245 explicit particle Reynolds no.

Rf 0.1860363 dimensionless fall velocity
vs 0.7484697 fall velocity, cm/s

Limiting value of Rep is 2.5e6: the formulation does not work for la

Dietrich, E. W., 1982, Settling velocity of natural particles, Water Resour

2 3 4
Rf=exp{− b1+b2 ℓn (Re p)−b3 [ ℓn (Re p)] ¿¿− b4 [ ℓn (Re p)] +b5 [ ℓn (Re p)] }¿

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Re p =
√ RgD D vs
ν Rf =
√ R gD
ation, m/s2
of water, m2/s
gravity of sediment, = (rs/r) - 1

Input Cell
Output Cell
nolds no.

does not work for larger values.

cles, Water Resources Research, 18 (6), 1626-1982.

4 b1 2.891394

n(Re p)] }¿ b2
b3
0.95296
0.056835
b4 0.002892
b5 0.000245

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x 1.209 log10(Rep^2)
y -1.587 log10(Rf^3*Rep)

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Rf^3*Rep)

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