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A Hybrid Experimental-Numerical Study On The Flow Topology In The Confluence Hydrodynamics Zone Of An Open Channel With Lateral Drainage Pipe Discharge, Mohammad Nazari-Sharabian
A Hybrid Experimental-Numerical Study On The Flow Topology In The Confluence Hydrodynamics Zone Of An Open Channel With Lateral Drainage Pipe Discharge, Mohammad Nazari-Sharabian
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To avoid disrupting the flow in flood control channels with lateral drainage pipes, or impact channel capacity, confluences are constructed at small angles (Maximum 30○). These small angles are costly to construct, since they require more real estate than greater angles.
By performing several laboratory experiments in the Fluid Dynamics Laboratory of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and utilizing a numerical model (FLOW-3D), this study investigated the impact of submerged lateral drainage pipe discharges into rectangular open channels, on flow topology in the confluence hydrodynamics zone (CHZ). This was done across a range of channel widths, flow rates, …