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Jie Zhou, Cheng Zeng, Zhou Zhou, Ling-ling Wang, Yu-ran Yin. 2021: Energy and momentum correction coefficients within contraction zone in open-channel combining flows. Water Science and Engineering, 14(4): 337-344. doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2021.09.002
Citation: Jie Zhou, Cheng Zeng, Zhou Zhou, Ling-ling Wang, Yu-ran Yin. 2021: Energy and momentum correction coefficients within contraction zone in open-channel combining flows. Water Science and Engineering, 14(4): 337-344. doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2021.09.002

Energy and momentum correction coefficients within contraction zone in open-channel combining flows

doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2021.09.002
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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grants No. B200202116 and B200204044), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51879086), and the 111 Project of the Ministry of Education and State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China (Grant No. B17015).

  • Received Date: 2021-04-05
  • Accepted Date: 2021-08-03
  • Available Online: 2021-12-15
  • Flow dynamics associated with open-channel confluences are highly three-dimensional (3D) with significant velocity gradients in the contraction zone downstream of junctions. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of discharge ratio and junction angle on the non-uniformity of the velocity distribution within the contraction zone. A one-dimensional (1D) theoretical model and a 3D numerical model were developed to establish the relationships of the maximum values of energy and momentum correction coefficients (αm and βm) with discharge ratio (q) and junction angle (θ). The expressions of αm and βm were determined in terms of q and cosθ with the 1D theoretical model, and the constants were determined through regression analysis with the computed results from the 3D numerical model. The expressions show that αm and βm increased with an increase in junction angle or a decrease in discharge ratio due to the improved three-dimensionality of the flow structure. The expressions of αm and βm determined from the present study are consistent with the existing findings with θ = 90°.

     

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