Abstract
An experimental analysis on the development of scour hole downstream of a rigid apron under wall jets coming out from the opening of a sluice gate has been performed, and the results have been presented thereof. The similarity in the scour profiles with time has been shown by plotting the scour profile at different times. Equilibrium/asymptotic scour depth is achieved after 6–8 h for fine sediment, whereas time taken to achieve equilibrium depth of scour is lesser for coarser sediments. Equilibrium depth of scour is observed to decrease with increasing sluice opening and sediment size, whereas a rise in densimetric Froude number increases the maximum depth of scour. Effect of tailwater level on equilibrium scour depth is such that initially there is a decrease in the maximum depth of scour with rising tailwater level, but after a critical level of tailwater, the asymptotic depth of scour increases with increase in tailwater level. A new empirical equation is proposed for prediction of scour downstream of a rigid apron under wall jets.
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- a :
-
Sluice opening
- D 50 :
-
Median sediment size
- D 90 :
-
90% finer sediment size
- D 95 :
-
95% finer sediment size
- d s :
-
Depth of maximum scour at equilibrium
- d t :
-
Tailwater depth
- F :
-
Jet Froude number
- F d :
-
Particle densimetric Froude number
- F d(95) :
-
Particle densimetric Froude number based on D 95
- g :
-
Gravitational acceleration
- K L ′:
-
Factor
- L :
-
Length of apron downstream of sluice gate
- N :
-
Number of data
- s :
-
Specific gravity of sediment particles
- V :
-
Issuing jet velocity
- x s :
-
Distance of maximum scour depth from apron
- Y :
-
Observed value
- Y’ :
-
Predicted value
- Δ:
-
(s − 1)
- σ g :
-
Geometric standard deviation of bed material size
- ϕ :
-
Angle of repose
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Aamir, M., Ahmad, Z. (2017). Prediction of Local Scour Depth Downstream of an Apron Under Wall Jets. In: Garg, V., Singh, V., Raj, V. (eds) Development of Water Resources in India. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 75. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55125-8_32
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