Computational simulation of flow over stepped spillways

Computers and Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 27, 2005, Pages 2215-2224

  Tabbara, Mazen ^a   Chatila, Jean ^a   Awwad, Rita ^a  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Experimental; Finite element; Free surface; Modeling; Numerical; Stepped spillway; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EXPERIMENTAL; FREE SURFACE; STEPPED SPILLWAYS; WATER SURFACE;

SPILLWAYS;

EID: 24044555540     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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