Influence of plunge pool geometry on high-velocity jet impact pressures and pressure propagation inside fissured rock media

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 783-792

  Manso, Pedro A ^a,b   Bollaert, Erik F R ^b   Schleiss, Anton J ^b  

^a Stucky SA   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air water interactions; Dynamic pressure; Hydraulic jets; Hydraulic structures; Rocks; Scour; Velocity

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER INTERACTIONS; DIFFUSION PATTERNS; DYNAMIC PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW FEATURES; HIGH VELOCITY; IMPACT PRESSURES; JET VELOCITIES; LARGE DAMS; LATERAL CONFINEMENT; MEAN PRESSURES; PLUNGE POOL; PLUNGING JET; PRESSURE PROPAGATION;

AIR; AIR ENTRAINMENT; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EROSION; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; INSTRUMENT SCALES; JETS; LAKES; ROCKS; VELOCITY;

PHASE INTERFACES;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; IMPACT; JET FLOW; POOL; SCOUR;

EID: 70349559038     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000090     Document Type: Article

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