Abstract
AbstractThe reaeration rate determines the speed that the dissolved oxygen is restored to the saturation level. The reaeration rate is determined by the surface renewal rates from the friction interfaces in the water bodies, including the water/bed interface, the shear‐flow interface and the air/water interface. The formulae of reaeration rate for the air/water interface and the water/bed interface were developed in prior studies. However, no formula of the reaeration rate driven by the shear flows was developed. In this study, a mechanic model of the reaeration rate driven by the shear flows is developed to fill in the gap. The flow velocity profile in the shear flows and the Surface Renewal Theory are employed to derive the corresponding model. The predictions of the formulae for these three types of friction interfaces are compared for the same phase velocity to investigate the reasonability of the reaeration rate model for the shear‐flow interface. The predictions of the model for the shear‐flow interface are between those for the air/water interface and for the water/bed interface. The model in this study is also verified to have reasonable agreements with the experimental data. The model developed in this study can be applied for the prediction of the low soluble gases’ transfer rate between air and water in shear flows.
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