Experimental and numerical analysis of flow hydraulics in triangular and rectangular piano key weirs

Piano key weir is a new type of spillways designed to improve the discharge capacity of dams. Generally, increasing the upstream hydraulic load in piano key weirs results in reduced discharge capacity of the weir. Accordingly, the present study investigated the effects of triangular notch on the dis...

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Published in:Ulum al-miyah 2020-01, Vol.34 (1), p.32-38
Main Authors: Ghanbari, Rezvan, Heidarnejad, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
discharge coefficient
FLOW-3D numerical model
rectangular piano key weir
Triangular piano key weir
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Summary:Piano key weir is a new type of spillways designed to improve the discharge capacity of dams. Generally, increasing the upstream hydraulic load in piano key weirs results in reduced discharge capacity of the weir. Accordingly, the present study investigated the effects of triangular notch on the discharge coefficient of piano key weirs. The 3D flow field over the piano key weirs was simulated in FLOW-3D software in order to study the flow hydraulics and compare the discharge rates, and the effect of each model on the flow field over the weirs and discharge coefficient was investigated. The results suggested that data of the numerical model were appropriately consistent with that of the laboratory model. According to the results, the discharge coefficient of the triangular piano key weirs was 25% higher than that of the rectangular piano key weirs. It was also observed that changing the notch shape of the piano key weir increased the discharge coefficient of the piano key weir by 36% and 13% for the heights of 5 cm of 7.5 cm, respectively.
ISSN:2357-0008
2357-0008
DOI:10.1080/11104929.2020.1724649