Simulating complex two- and three-dimensional flow with no slip boundaries
Solve the Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes Equations
Riverine One-Dimensional (MIKE11, HEC-6, and HEC-6T)
Predicting long-term adjustments in channel profile due to erosion and sedimentation
Compute laterally varying but depth-averaged flow
Provide understanding of where sediment deposition will occur
Give information about the local flow patterns where fluid properties are uniform
Riverine and Coastal Two-Dimensional (MIKE21, MIKE21C, and RMA-2, SED-2D)
Computing laterally varying but depth-averaged flow
Where fluid properties are uniform:
Provide understanding of where sediment deposition will occur
Give information about the local flow patterns
Riverine and Coastal Three-Dimensional (MIKE3, CH3D-SED, and FLOW-3DTM)
Problem solving for applications where two-dimensional models are unable to capture important aspect of the problem physics
Identify stratified flow due to thermal and or salinity gradients or river diversions where the diversion has a significantly different depth than the main channel
