Method for predicting grain size distribution from the shape of a sedimentary body

The internal properties of a water-lain sediment body can be determined from the shape of the deposit. One method comprises solving equations relating the shape of a sediment body to the flow field that produced the body and using the flow field to solve for the sediment body properties in at least...

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Main Authors HUH CHUN, SUN TAO, VAN WAGONER JOHN C, DEFFENBAUGH MAX
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.06.2006
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:The internal properties of a water-lain sediment body can be determined from the shape of the deposit. One method comprises solving equations relating the shape of a sediment body to the flow field that produced the body and using the flow field to solve for the sediment body properties in at least one point within the body. The flow field properties include flow velocity, suspended sediment volume fractions, deposition time, and flow height. The properties of the water-lain sediments include, in addition to the flow properties associated with deposition of the sediments, the thickness of the sediment body, the size of the body, the shape of the body, and the grain size distribution at points within the body.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040850018