Numerical Study of the Flow over Broad-Crested Weirs by a Mesh-Free Method
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 143, Issue 9
Abstract
The mesh-free method, moving particle semi-implicit method (MPS), has become a useful numerical tool in simulating free-surface flows. Broad-crested weirs are considered as a common hydraulic structure and have been experimentally investigated in the literature. As the free-surface flow, the broad-crested weir flow is investigated from the numerical perspective by using MPS in this study. The numerical method is first validated by a broad-crested weir flow and subsequently applied to simulate various configurations of broad-crested weirs. In the simulations, a set of flow discharges and upstream face slopes are investigated. The flow characteristics, including free-surface profiles, locations of the critical depth, velocity distributions, and the discharge coefficient, are studied. The numerical results show good agreement with experimental measurements, and the method is capable of being extended to further investigate alternative flow configurations.
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Acknowledgments
This research was partly supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (109585-2012).
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Volume 143 • Issue 9 • September 2017
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Received: Oct 17, 2016
Accepted: Mar 10, 2017
Published online: Jun 27, 2017
Published in print: Sep 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Nov 27, 2017
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