Journal
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app13169429
Keywords
pressure sensor; audio recorder; bedload sediment; flume experiment
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The authors developed the Gravel Pressure and Voice Synchronous observation system (GPVS) to estimate the bedload sediment transport rate in rivers. The system consists of an underwater high-fidelity audio recorder and pressure sensor to monitor both low and substantial bedload sediment transport. Experimental results demonstrate that the GPVS has high sensitivity for detecting bedload transport and can accurately measure it even under low transportation rates, unaffected by ambient noise.
Bedload sediment transport is critical in the natural river environmental and ecological system. It is quite challenging to measure the bedload sediment transport rate in rivers with any degree of accuracy. In this study, the authors developed the Gravel Pressure and Voice Synchronous observation system (GPVS) to estimate the bedload sediment transport rate in rivers. The core of the GPVS includes an underwater high-fidelity audio recorder and pressure sensor. The audio recorder is intended to monitor the low bedload sediment transport rate, whereas the pressure sensor is utilized to detect relatively substantial bedload sediment transport. The GPVS is tested by running flume experiments with natural gravel to evaluate the system's reliability and feasibility. Results reveal that the GPVS has a very high sensitivity for detecting bedload transport. When the bedload sediment transport rate is relatively low, the audio recorder can measure it quantitatively, showing that the system is not impacted by ambient noise.
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