Studying sediment transport dynamics by using the Smart sphere

A new method is introduced by using high precision accelerometer and gyroscope micro-electromechanical sensors (MEMS), which can record Lagrangian observations of sediments and shed light into the dynamics of sediment transport processes at above threshold conditions. The sensor can be used under...

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Main Authors: Zaid Alhusban, Manousos Valyrakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of El Oued 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Energetica
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Online Access:https://www.ijeca.info/index.php/IJECA/article/view/122/102
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description A new method is introduced by using high precision accelerometer and gyroscope micro-electromechanical sensors (MEMS), which can record Lagrangian observations of sediments and shed light into the dynamics of sediment transport processes at above threshold conditions. The sensor can be used under a range of well-controlled flow conditions and can record measurements at high frequency (200 Hz), which can be used at the field. The smart sphere performance was evaluated by comparing its rotation and acceleration readings from the sensors to the video recordings of both top and underwater high-speed camera for a range of flow rates and sphere densities. Furthermore, an initial attempt to compare the smart-sphere’s velocity is achieved, by transforming the particle’s velocity from the Lagrangian frame of reference, obtained from the inertial sensor, to its velocity at the Eulerian frame, obtained from the top camera
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spelling doaj-art-93386abd0cbd42aaa7615009924e8eff2025-08-20T03:18:52ZengUniversity of El OuedInternational Journal of Energetica2543-37172020-06-01510106http://dx.doi.org/10.47238/ijeca.v5i1.122Studying sediment transport dynamics by using the Smart sphereZaid Alhusban0Manousos Valyrakis1School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOMManager of the Water Engineering Lab, University of Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOMA new method is introduced by using high precision accelerometer and gyroscope micro-electromechanical sensors (MEMS), which can record Lagrangian observations of sediments and shed light into the dynamics of sediment transport processes at above threshold conditions. The sensor can be used under a range of well-controlled flow conditions and can record measurements at high frequency (200 Hz), which can be used at the field. The smart sphere performance was evaluated by comparing its rotation and acceleration readings from the sensors to the video recordings of both top and underwater high-speed camera for a range of flow rates and sphere densities. Furthermore, an initial attempt to compare the smart-sphere’s velocity is achieved, by transforming the particle’s velocity from the Lagrangian frame of reference, obtained from the inertial sensor, to its velocity at the Eulerian frame, obtained from the top camerahttps://www.ijeca.info/index.php/IJECA/article/view/122/102lagrangianhigh frequencyvelocitymicro-electomechanical sensors
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