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16 Mar 2020
Research article |
| 16 Mar 2020
| 16 Mar 2020
Three-dimensional numerical simulation of mud flow from a tailing dam failure across complex terrain
Dayu Yu
Key Laboratory of Spatial Data Mining & Information Sharing of
Ministry Education, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
National Eng. Research Center of Geospatial Information Technology,
Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Liyu Tang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Spatial Data Mining & Information Sharing of
Ministry Education, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
National Eng. Research Center of Geospatial Information Technology,
Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Chongcheng Chen
Key Laboratory of Spatial Data Mining & Information Sharing of
Ministry Education, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
National Eng. Research Center of Geospatial Information Technology,
Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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In recent years, dam-break accidents in tailing ponds have happened frequently, which has resulted in verified loss of life and ecological disaster. Simulation of a tailing dam accident in advance is useful for understanding the tailing flow characteristics and assessing the possible extension of the impact area. In this paper, a 3-D CFD approach was proposed for reasonably and quickly predicting the flow routing and impact area of mud flow from a dam failure across 3-D terrain.
In recent years, dam-break accidents in tailing ponds have happened frequently, which has...
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