Physical and numerical modeling of the nappe flow in the stepped spillways

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1720-1725

  Musavi Jahromi, H ^a   Bina, M ^a   Salmasi, F ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

ANSYS; Modeling; Physical; Spillways; Stepped

Indexed keywords

ANSYS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL; STEPPED; STEPPED SPILLWAYS; UNKNOWN COEFFICIENTS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDRAULIC LABORATORIES; SPILLWAYS;

MODELS;

EID: 46149117519     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.1720.1725     Document Type: Article

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