Experimental Study and 3D Numerical Simulations for a Free-Overflow Spillway

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 899-907

  Dargahi, Bijan ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Overflow; Simulation; Spillways; Three dimensional models

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; NUMERICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPILLWAYS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; GRID-SPACINGS; LAYER PARAMETERS; MOMENTUM EQUATION; OVERFLOW; REYNOLD NUMBER; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) NUMERICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELLING; VELOCITY PROFILES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; SPILLWAYS;

FLOW FIELD; FREE-OVERFLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPILLWAYS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW FIELD; SIMULATION; SPILLWAY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 33747338896     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2006)132:9(899)     Document Type: Article

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