Comparative efficiency testing for a newly designed cyclone type sediment trap for wind erosion measurements

The measurement of eolian sediment transport still remains one of the biggest challenges in eolian research. This paper presents the experimental results on the trap efficiency of a newly designed cyclone-type trap (BEST) and Wilson and Cook trap (WAC) under various wind speeds in the Eremology Wind...

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Published in:Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Netherlands), 2011-07, Vol.130 (3-4), p.343-351
Main Authors: Basaran, M., Erpul, G., Uzun, O., Gabriels, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
air
BEST
Circulating
Cyclone type trap
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Efficiency
Exact sciences and technology
Geomorphology
Geomorphology, landform evolution
Heating
Marine and continental quaternary
particle size
sediment transport
sediment traps
Sediments
Settling
Surficial geology
Turbulent flow
Wilson and Cook trap
Wind erosion
Wind speed
Wind tunnels
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Summary:The measurement of eolian sediment transport still remains one of the biggest challenges in eolian research. This paper presents the experimental results on the trap efficiency of a newly designed cyclone-type trap (BEST) and Wilson and Cook trap (WAC) under various wind speeds in the Eremology Wind Tunnel Facility at Gent University, Belgium. The performance of the two traps were tested for four different sediment sizes (
ISSN:0169-555X
1872-695X
DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.04.016