Abstract
The flow dynamics and particle trapping characteristics of several designs of sediment traps were investigated using dye, sea-water, and deep-sea !utite in a recirculating flume and fish tank at velocities of 0, 4, and 9 cm/sec. Particles are collected through a process of fluid exchange rather than falling freely into a trap. The efficiency of a trap is therefore a function of the residence time and circulation pattern of fluid within the trap, processes which are controlled primarily by trap geometry and secondarily by current velocity....
Recommended Citation
Gardner, Wilford D.. 1980. "Sediment trap dynamics and calibration: A laboratory evaluation." Journal of Marine Research 38, (1). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1497