Drowned outlets are common in riverine areas and sometimes unavoidable. Due to site restrictions, drainage discharge outlets are often submerged as the water level fluctuates during high tides or during the monsoon. As the runoff cannot be discharged through the outlet the drainage system fills up faster, leading to flash floods caused by overspill from the drains. This study is focused on the application of an on-site detention system with submerged orifice to improve the runoff delay from a drowned outlet. The application was investigated through a reduced-scale laboratory set up and then visualized with computational fluid dynamics simulations. The model was tested under different perpendicular flow velocities to analyze the workability and flow characteristics of the submerged orifice. The study showed that, with different headwater and tailwater levels, the energy level can be restored upstream of the orifice and ensure full flow of water from the submerged orifice even when hindered by perpendicular tailwater flow. Besides, the orifice jet's pattern changes with high velocity tailwater flow, although it does not slow down the discharge rate.
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December 01 2016
Improving drowned drainage outlets with submerged orifices
Evon E. W. Tang;
Evon E. W. Tang
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1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak 94300, Malaysia
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Darrien Y. S. Mah;
Darrien Y. S. Mah
1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak 94300, Malaysia
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Onni Suhaiza Selaman
Onni Suhaiza Selaman
1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak 94300, Malaysia
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Water Practice and Technology (2016) 11 (4): 849–856.
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Evon E. W. Tang, Darrien Y. S. Mah, Onni Suhaiza Selaman; Improving drowned drainage outlets with submerged orifices. Water Practice and Technology 1 December 2016; 11 (4): 849–856. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2016.091
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