Research Article

Numerical Investigation of Wind Erosion to the Grooved Concrete Wall Surface under a Wind-Blown Sand Movement

Table 3

Erosion rates of grooved and smooth wall surfaces under different groove numbers and impact angles.

Impact angle (°)Groove numberErosion rate of grooved wall surface (mg/m2·s)Erosion rate of smooth wall surface (mg/m2·s)Optimization rate (%)

3018.943E + 017.431E + 01−20.347
31.120E + 027.418E + 01−50.984
51.357E + 027.424E + 01−82.786

4511.282E + 021.214E + 02−5.601
31.400E + 021.218E + 02−14.943
51.494E + 021.217E + 02−22.761

6011.829E + 021.849E + 021.082
31.802E + 021.850E + 022.595
51.773E + 021.847E + 024.006

7512.862E + 022.994E + 024.409
32.629E + 022.993E + 0212.162
52.432E + 022.995E + 0218.798

9013.447E + 023.632E + 025.094
33.098E + 023.627E + 0214.585
52.799E + 023.629E + 0222.871