Measurements of 3D turbulence structure in a compound channel

The paper describes some turbulence measurements carried out in an experimental compound channel with flood plains. The surface of the main channel bed was smooth and made of concrete, whereas the floodplains and sloping banks were covered by cement mortar composed with terrazzo. Instantaneous velocities were measured be means of a three-component acoustic Doppler velocity meter (ADV) manufactured by Sontek Inc. This article presents the results of measurements of primary velocity, the distribution of turbulent intensities, Reynolds stresses, autocorrelation functions, turbulent scales, as well as the energy spectra.