Figure 5(a) shows the boundary conditions applied to numerical models. Six-sided boundary conditions are implemented in FLOW-3D. The upstream and downstream boundaries are set as pressure (P). The lateral sides such as Ymin and Ymax are set as wall (W) boundaries which indicate no-slip conditions, and zero tangential & normal velocity (u = v = w = 0)) on the wall, where u, v, and w are the velocity in x, y, and z directions, respectively. Upper boundary (Zmax) is set as atmospheric pressure with a fluid fraction (0) to allow water as null von Neumann. The lower boundaries (Zmin) is set as symmetrical. Additionally, to deactivate the empty cells on the downstream side and to minimize the simulation time, the model applied a domain-removing component as shown in Figure 5(b). The cell's deactivation region was defined from gate to the end of the stilling basin and it was ensured that the domain-removing region is not containing the flow. Table 3 shows the upstream and downstream initial conditions given to models for gated flow (44 m3/s). Three different downstream elevations and a constant upstream fluid elevation of 136.24 m were implemented to run various models.
Table 3

Initial hydraulic conditions for numerical models

Discharge (m3/s)Minimum tailwater (m)Intermediate tailwater (m)Maximum tailwater (m)Upstream pond level (m)Barrage operation
44 129.10 129.70 130.30 136.24 Gated discharge 
Discharge (m3/s)Minimum tailwater (m)Intermediate tailwater (m)Maximum tailwater (m)Upstream pond level (m)Barrage operation
44 129.10 129.70 130.30 136.24 Gated discharge 
Figure 5

(a) Boundary conditions governing numerical models and (b) cell deactivation by domain-removing component.

Figure 5

(a) Boundary conditions governing numerical models and (b) cell deactivation by domain-removing component.

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