Testing Three Vertical Slot Fishway Configurations for a Chinese Endemic Fish
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 149, Issue 9
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a hydrodynamic experimental study of the hydraulic characteristics of flow in different vertical slot fishway (VSF) designs with L-shaped, polygonal, and semicircular baffles. A biological experiment was conducted using endemic fish to analyze the efficiency of the upstream passage of different VSF designs. Based on the results, a significant difference in water depth, slot velocity, turbulence kinetic energy, and efficiency of the upstream passage was observed. The L-shaped baffle had better energy dissipation; however, the fishway with a polygonal baffle had better efficiency of the upstream passage. The results indicated that the present VSFs are all fish-friendly for Chinese endemic fish, but VSFs with polygonal baffles may be a better choice.
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All data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The research in this paper is funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2022YFC3204203) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52209105). The authors thank PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited (HDEC) for their economic support (Project HY120205A0022021). The authors also thank Xi Meng, Xing Wang, and Hui Jiang of Anhui University of Science and Technology for their contributions to the experimental study. The authors are thankful to Hang Wang for his advice on the revision of this paper. The authors also appreciate the useful comments from the editor and reviewers. The VSF design parameters in this study were offered by Shaping I Hydropower Station Project in China.
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