Aeration is the process of increasing the Dissolved Oxygen (DO) content of water, which is an important water quality parameter for the survival of aquatic life. In this process, large amounts of air bubbles develop; as a result, contact surface area increases, and hence the water-air-mass transfer accelerates. There are numerous methods for increasing DO concentration in water, including self-aeration, mechanical aeration, chemical aeration, and hydraulic structures. The hydraulic structures are an economical and efficient way of enhancing stream/river water aeration. Even though the water only comes into contact with the structure for a short while, it increases the amount of DO in a river system. In this study, an experimental investigation has been carried out to determine the aeration performance of different types of Piano Key Weir (PKW). To this end, three different types (i.e., type-A, type-B & type-C) of PKWs laboratory-scaled models were tested. The results demonstrated that the type-A PKW had created maximum oxygen transfer efficiency out of other PKW's types. In addition, the results show that the aeration efficiency of all PKW's models increases with drop height but decreases with increasing the discharge over the weirs.
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