Skimming flow over a stepped spillway is characterized by strong self-aeration downstream of the point of inception of air entrainment. In order to have a better understanding of the overall phenomenon of air entrainment and flow bulking, the main features of the self-aerated flow need to be evaluated. An experimental study has been carried out in a large-scale stepped chute assembled at the National Laboratory of Civil, Lisbon, in order to collect new air concentration data in skimming flows. In the present paper it is shown that some existing analytical models for predicting the air concentration distribution, as well as the development of the mean air concentration down the chute, compare fairly well with the experimental data
Air-water flow features in skimming flow over steeply sloping stepped spillways / Renna, F. M.; Fratino, U.; Matos, J.. - STAMPA. - (2005), pp. 2664-2674. (Intervento presentato al convegno 31st IAHR Congress 2005: Water Engineering for the Future, Choices and Challenges tenutosi a Seoul, South Korea nel September 11-16, 2005).
Air-water flow features in skimming flow over steeply sloping stepped spillways
Fratino, U.;
2005-01-01
Abstract
Skimming flow over a stepped spillway is characterized by strong self-aeration downstream of the point of inception of air entrainment. In order to have a better understanding of the overall phenomenon of air entrainment and flow bulking, the main features of the self-aerated flow need to be evaluated. An experimental study has been carried out in a large-scale stepped chute assembled at the National Laboratory of Civil, Lisbon, in order to collect new air concentration data in skimming flows. In the present paper it is shown that some existing analytical models for predicting the air concentration distribution, as well as the development of the mean air concentration down the chute, compare fairly well with the experimental dataI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
