Effect of Inflow Froude Number on Flow Pattern in Channel-Expansive Transitions
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 1
Abstract
Channel expansions are common in both natural and artificial open channels. With increasing cross-sectional dimensions in an expansion, flow decelerates. Because of the complexity of flow patterns, physical models alone cannot provide a clear understanding of the physics governing the flow field and it is necessary to study this phenomenon not only in the field and experimentally but also numerically. In this study, the flow pattern in an expansive transition was numerically simulated. For simulating turbulence characteristics, a Reynolds stress model was used in addition to continuity and Navier-Stokes equations. Water surface and velocity profiles at different sections of transition were compared with experimental results and showed good agreement. After calibration, the model was run to consider the effect of inflow Froude numbers on turbulent kinetic energy and bed-shear stress at different cross sections. The results show that increasing the inflow Froude number increases turbulent kinetic energy and bed-shear stress.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 142 • Issue 1 • January 2016
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© 2015 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 18, 2014
Accepted: Jun 12, 2015
Published online: Aug 5, 2015
Published in print: Jan 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Jan 5, 2016
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