Research Article

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

Table 5

Erosion rates of changed grooved and smooth wall surfaces under different wind velocities and impact angles.

Impact angle (°)Wind velocity (m/s)Erosion rate of changed grooved wall surface (mg/m2·s)Erosion rate of smooth wall surface (mg/m2·s)Optimization rate (%)

30198.035E + 017.435E + 01−8.070
231.204E + 021.057E + 02−13.907
261.824E + 021.689E + 02−7.993

45191.181E + 021.214E + 022.718
232.324E + 022.388E + 022.680
263.070E + 023.158E + 022.787

60191.741E + 021.843E + 025.534
233.466E + 023.680E + 025.815
264.088E + 024.331E + 025.611

75192.818E + 022.998E + 026.004
233.884E + 024.133E + 026.025
265.061E + 025.384E + 025.999

90193.422E + 023.631E + 025.756
234.588E + 024.868E + 025.752
265.583E + 025.922E + 025.724