Stainless Steel Armor Plate Design for Protecting Supercavitating Baffle Blocks against Debris Impacts in High-Velocity Stilling Basins
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 18, Issue 3
Abstract
Supercavitating baffle blocks, with their unique geometry, have been shown to be highly effective in reducing cavitation damage to stilling basins’ floors and to the baffle blocks themselves. However, this unique geometry, which consists of thin concrete edges and steep slopes, is very susceptible to abrasion erosion by debris impacts. This paper presents a methodology for sizing debris, calculating impact forces, and an armored plate design that can withstand high-velocity impacts while conforming to the baffle blocks challenging shape.
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 18 • Issue 3 • August 2013
Pages: 177 - 186
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 20, 2012
Accepted: Oct 23, 2012
Published online: Oct 25, 2012
Published in print: Aug 1, 2013
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