PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0065
Project Name:	High-Performance Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling at Argonne National Laboratory Transportation Research and Analysis Computer Center
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Kerenyi First Name: Kornel Telephone: 202-493-3142 E-mail: kornel.kerenyi@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Team:	Hazard Mitigation Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap
Project Description:	Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Computational Multi-Physics Modeling (CMM) analysis procedures that will be developed, or further developed, include analysis of flood and wave forces on bridges; scour around bridge foundation structures, individually and in combination; scour countermeasures; bridge designs that minimize vulnerability to scour; culvert analysis, including flow losses in different culvert barrel geometries and surfaces; ease of fish passage; effects of bed material on scour, including cohesive sediment and sediment of varied size; effects of debris on scour; live bed scour; and other processes that may impact the safety of the transportation system or minimize adverse affects of the transportation system on the environment.The Transportation Research and Analysis Computer Center (TRACC) facility at the Argonne National Laboratory will be utilized for the modeling.
Laboratories:	J. Sterling Jones Hydraulics Laboratory
Start Date:	October 17, 2010
End Date:	September 17, 2015
Funding Amount:	$408,500.00
FHWA Program Name:	IRT (Infrastructure Research and Technology)
Goals:	Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Computational Multi-Physics Modeling (CMM) hydraulic modeling will generate additional test results to develop new design procedures for highway hydraulic research problems that will be incorporated into Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publications such as Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 18, "Evaluating Scour at Bridges"
Project Type:	Onsite and Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	There is a need to further develop and validate an advanced three-dimensional, unsteady, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model capable of quantitatively accurate predictions for hydraulic hazards. Lagrangian and Eulerian models of sediment transport under clear water conditions have brought novel insights into the erosion and scour processes. Such insights include establishing computationally the multifractal nature of the bed-load flux, and demonstrating the ability of the Eulerian model to predict the emergence of statistically meaningful bed forms inside the scour hole. This research will also identify major computational challenges for further advancing high-resolution computational models and point to the knowledge gaps into the fundamental physics of the scouring process that need to be filled from experiments.
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Expected Benefits:	The expected benefit is that the Computational Fluid Dynamics and Capability Maturity Model modeling will enhance highway hydraulic design procedures.
Deliverables:	Name: The study will develop three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics models to support design equations and predict highway hydraulic hazards. Product Type(s): Research report Description: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Computational Multi-Physics Modeling (CMM) hydraulic modeling will generate additional test results to develop new design procedures for highway hydraulic research problems that will be incorporated into Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publications, such as Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 18, "Evaluating Scour at Bridges." Audiences: Hydraulic and geotechnical engineers Secondary Audiences:
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Roads and Bridges--Hydraulics
TRT Terms:	Infrastructure Research Highways Scour Materials Hydraulics Bridges
FHWA Disciplines:	Hydraulics
Subject Areas:	Hydraulics and Hydrology