Performance of sills over aprons under the effect of submerged hydraulic jump, (case study: Naga Hammadi Barrage)

The occurrence and the effects of hydraulic jump instabilities on a natural river confluence in a small river basin in Liguria (Italy) is here investigated. Hydraulic jump instability has been extensively studied in controlled and simplified laboratory rectangular flumes. In the present study, a scaled physical model of the Chiaravagna River and Ruscarolo Creek confluence has been used, retaining the realistic geometry of the reaches. This reach has been subject to frequent floods in the last twenty years and the entire area of the confluence has been redesigned to decrease the flood risk. A series of experiments has been performed varying the discharge on the two reaches and the geometrical configurations. Free surface levels and two dimensional horizontal velocities have been measured in several positions along the physical model. The analysis of the water levels and velocities reveals that oscillations characterised by large amplitude and low frequency occur under particular hydraulic conditions. These oscillations have been found to be triggered by the hydraulic jump toe instability of the smallest reach of the confluence. Aiming at reducing the amplitude of the oscillations, which can be of the order of the flow depth, possible constructive solutions have been tested to control or damp the oscillations. Indeed, the insertion of a longitudinal dyke at the confluence has proven to be an effective solution to limit the amplitude of the transversal oscillations.

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Three-dimensional study of spatial submerged hydraulic jump

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering ◽

10.1139/l07-041 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 34 (9) ◽

pp. 1140-1148 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

H K Zare ◽

R E Baddour

Keyword(s):

Velocity Field ◽

Hydraulic Jump ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Head Loss ◽

Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter ◽

Hydraulic Jumps ◽

Orthogonal Components ◽

Sequent Depth ◽

Channel Bottom ◽

Submerged Hydraulic Jump

A three-dimensional (3D) study of spatial submerged hydraulic jumps (SSHJs) was carried out using a physical model for Froude numbers Fr1 = 2.00 and 3.75 and width ratios α = 0.20 and 0.33. Three orthogonal components of the velocity field were obtained with an acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV). The 3D velocity field has indicated that the jump consisted of a central jet-like flow, close to the channel bottom, surrounded by vertical and horizontal circulations (rollers). The circulation was predominantly in vertical planes in the channel central region of the flow and in horizontal planes close to the walls. Vertical and horizontal profiles of stream-wise velocity characterized the 3D roller with two length scales, Lrv and Lrh. The strength of the roller was stronger close to the walls than at the centreline of the jump. Sequent depth and energy head loss for submerged symmetric hydraulic jumps are discussed in terms of the submergence ratio S = y3/y2.Key words: hydraulic jump, spatial, submerged, roller length, sequent depth, energy dissipation.

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