The interaction of moving fluids with particles is still only understood phenomenologically when the Reynolds number is not vanishing. I will present three different numerical studies all using the solver “fluent” which elucidate this issue from different points of view. On one hand, I will...

We present a model for dune formation that takes saturation transients in the saltation layer into account. We show that these transients introduce a characteristic length scale that is crucial for dune formation and the macroscopic shape of dunes, albeit determined by intrinsic properties of...