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 m
3/s). Three different downstream elevations and a constant upstream fluid elevation of 136.24 m were implemented to run various models.
Table 3Initial 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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