Pressure fluctuations on underflow gates of weirs due to upstream vortex generation

Kampel, Irina; Prenner, Reinhard; Krouzecky, Norbert

doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2017.06.054

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“…Experimental results on the submerged gate with low gate openings showed that the leakage flow approach could significantly reduce vibrations. Kampel et al [14] experimentally studied the pressure fluctuations on the underflow gate due to the generation of upstream vortices. They concluded that the reduction of mean hydrodynamic pressure and increment in pressure fluctuations depended on the location of the longitudinal corner vortex upstream of the gate.…”

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Experimental Study of Hydrodynamic Pressures Acting on a Submerged Gate

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Vortical flow formed by a submerged hydraulic jump may produce significant hydrodynamic lift and drag pressures on a gate beneath the hydraulic jump. In this study, an experimental setup equipped with multi-pressure sensors was used to measure fluctuating impact pressures on the submerged gate for different flow conditions characterized by the inlet Froude number and submergence factor (S). Time-averaged and instantaneous pressure coefficients are evaluated based on simultaneous measurements of wall pressures at multiple locations, including those at the lip and downstream face of the gate. In particular, instantaneous lift pressure coefficients are observed to be independent of the submergence ratio for S > 0.6. It is found that low Froude number flows produce high surface pressure fluctuations and the dominant frequency of pressure fluctuations shifts to higher frequency as the Froude number increases. Pressure measurements for the free hydraulic jump suggest that the power spectra of lift pressure fluctuations are devoid of any significant energy level, whereas the resulting power spectra of the submerged flow exhibits significant energy level in the frequency range of 14-19 Hz. The proposed measurement system can be used for the in situ identification of hydrodynamic pressures acting on the gates in irrigation canals.

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