泥沙可侵蚀性对伶仃洋泥沙输运影响的模型实验研究

    Experimental Study on the Impact of Seabed Erodibility on Sediment Transport in Pearl River Estuary

    • 摘要: 伶仃洋受潮汐、径流、台风多动力叠加影响,泥沙输运过程复杂,而海床泥沙的可侵蚀性(以临界侵蚀应力为表征)作为一项因素,其对泥沙输运影响的研究仍显不足。本研究将Sanford泥沙固结模式嵌合于ECOMSED三维水沙模型,通过设置基准案例(实际临界侵蚀应力)及两个可侵蚀性增强的实验案例(临界侵蚀应力分别为基准的1/2和1/8),模拟了大潮、小潮及台风“天鸽”影响下的泥沙输运过程,研究了海床泥沙可侵蚀性对伶仃洋泥沙运动的影响。结果表明,海床的可侵蚀性对悬沙空间分布影响明显,临界侵蚀应力减小会提升高浊度区悬沙浓度、扩大分布范围且呈下游扩展趋势,在台风等强动力场景下更为明显;海床冲淤对可侵蚀性的响应具有差异性,小潮期北部区域由淤转冲,大潮期侵蚀强度增强,台风期全域呈强侵蚀;河口与外海的泥沙交换受临界侵蚀应力影响,临界侵蚀应力下降至1/8后外海输出比例显著提升,临界侵蚀应力下降至1/2时则输出变化平缓。本研究明确了可侵蚀性对伶仃洋泥沙输运的影响机制,可为伶仃洋水沙模型底沙参数优化提供依据,对同类黏性泥沙河口研究亦具借鉴意义。

       

      Abstract: Lingdingyang is affected by the superposition of multiple dynamic forces including tides, river runoff, and typhoons, resulting in a complex sediment transport process. However, research on the impact of seabed sediment erodibility (characterized by critical erosion stress) as a key factor on sediment transport remains insufficient. In this study, the Sanford (2008) sediment consolidation model was integrated into the ECOMSED 3D water-sediment model. By setting up a reference case (with actual critical erosion stress) and two experimental cases with enhanced erodibility (where the critical erosion stress is 1/2 and 1/8 of the reference value, respectively), the sediment transport processes under the influences of spring tides, neap tides, and Typhoon Hato were simulated, and the effect of erodibility on sediment movement in Lingdingyang was investigated. The results show that seabed erodibility has a significant impact on the spatial distribution of suspended sediment. A decrease in critical erosion stress increases the concentration of suspended sediment in high-turbidity areas, expands their scope, and presents a tendency to extend downstream, which is more pronounced under strong dynamic scenarios such as typhoons. The response of seabed erosion and deposition to erodibility is heterogeneous: in the neap tide period, the northern area changes from deposition to erosion; in the spring tide period, the erosion intensity increases; and during the typhoon period, intensive erosion occurs across the entire area. The sediment exchange between the estuary and the open sea is affected by critical erosion stress: when the critical erosion stress decreases to 1/8 of the reference value, the proportion of sediment transported to the open sea increases significantly, while the change in sediment output is slight when the critical erosion stress decreases to 1/2 of the reference value. This study clarifies the mechanism by which erodibility affects sediment transport in Lingdingyang, which can provide a basis for optimizing the bed sediment parameters of the Lingdingyang water-sediment model and also offer references for studies on similar estuaries with cohesive sediments.

       

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