A Siltation Simulation and Desiltation Measurement Study Downstream of the Suzhou Creek Sluice, China

The Suzhou Creek Sluice is currently the largest underwater plain gate in the world, with a single span of 100 m. It is located in a tidal estuary at the junction of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, China. In this study, physical and 2D vertical mathematical models were used to investigate and distinguish the mechanism of siltation downstream of an underwater plain gate from that of other gates types. According to quantitative data obtained by site investigation and the application of the physical hydrodynamic models, it was found that the characteristics of the tidal estuary as well as the fact that the sluice span is equal to the creek width are the major reasons contributing to siltation. A possible desiltation treatment system is proposed for the underwater plain gate. The system includes selection of a suitable location that allows the determination of a reasonable top elevation of the sluice floor, reserving sufficient space under the gate to accommodate siltation, setting up a mechanical desiltation system, and flushing silt along with overflow over the top of the gate. Furthermore, on-site hydraulic silt flushing experiments and a topography survey were conducted. These results showed that the measurement system is effective, and by maintaining this scheduled operation once a month, the downstream riverbed has been maintained in a good condition.

Silting in the Lower Courses of Tidal Sluices in China

Serious sediment deposition often occurs after the construction of tidal sluices in small or medium-sized tidal muddy estuaries, so desilting or dredging is needed to meet the demands of flood discharge, saltwater retaining, and navigation in those areas. In this paper, the problem of sediment deposition induced by construction of tidal sluices is analyzed. Different problems of silting near tidal sluices for different types of estuaries are summed up, at the same time, corresponding methods are given to solve these problems, and a few successful examples are also given. The idea of comprehensive regulation and utilization of estuaries is put forward, and some proposals for solution of sediment deposition in this kind of estuaries are made.

Gate Lip Hydraulics under Sluice Gate

This paper present the effect of the lower gate lip on the coefficient of contraction, velocity and discharge which have been made in a rectangular flume with four gates opening from (2 to 4.5) cm, five different discharges from (6.2 to 18.15) l/s and five different gate cases (vertical and inclined vertically) by angle (45)° with and opposite flow direction with horizontal and sharp lower lip. The values of coefficients of contraction (Cc) and discharge (Cd) increases when gate slope increases with flow direction and the lower lip is horizontal, these increases are (16)% and (18)% respecttively, while these values decreases when gate slope increases opposite flow direction and the lower lip is horizontal these decreases are (13)% and (11)% respectively. The values of coefficient of velocity (Cv) remain constant and don’t effect with changes of gate slope or gate lip.

Numerical simulation of turbulent flow behind sluice gate under submerged discharge conditions

The turbulent flow discharging under a sluice gate is one kind of typical flows with complicated boundaries in hydraulic and hydroelectric engineering, and the characteristics of its flow field and flow evolution are important in engineering hydraulics. Although there were many studies in this regard, which mainly focus on the discharge capacity, the local scour and the mean flow field, some issues remain to be further investigated, for example, the variation of the mechanical energy during the scouring process, and the adjustment of the unsteady turbulent flow after the local scour with the downstream steady uniform flow. In this paper, the turbulent flow behind a sluice gate is divided into a rapidly varied flow region and a gradually varied flow region, and the above problems are investigated by theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. The main conclusions are as follows：（1） In the discharging process of the turbulent flow under a sluice gate, the river bed would be scoured continuously and the water–air interface is adjusted accordingly, which leads to a decrease of the mechanical energy of the total flow in the rapidly varied flow region, and the mechanical energy loss would also decrease with the increase of the time, yet the variation of the flow discharge under the sluice gate is very small.（2） In the link between the rapidly varied flow and the uniform flow downstream, the mean wall shear stress and the coefficient for the mechanical energy loss would decrease in the longitudinal direction, the decay of the turbulent kinetic energy near the free surface is much more significant than that near the bed in the longitudinal direction, and the mean turbulent kinetic energy in the section would decrease in the longitudinal direction and the decreasing rate is smaller than that of the mean wall shear stress.

Island Redemptions of the LBC in Chinese

With the help of the island repair effect on the Left Branch Condition (LBC),the derivation of Chinese sluicing can be illuminated.However,it fails to explain three unique properties of Chinese island repair related to the LBC involving (i) co vert antecedents,(ii) contrastive modifiers,and (iii) multiple islands including LBC structures.To capture the facts,a pseudosluic ing analysis is proposed which claims that sluiced clauses in Chinese are simply composed of a subject pro,an (optional) copula shi 'be',and a wh-in-situ wh-remnant serving as a predicate.The pro cannot be interpreted as a concealed cleft structure but in stead functions as an implicit subject.

THE SYSTEM OF MODEL CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION IN THE HUAIHE RIVER FLOOD CONTROL MODEL

The area of the Huaihe river flood control model is 4000m2. A computer system is employed to control models and collect experimental data.It can control 7 inflows which simulating 9 typical years flood process, a tail water level, 6 sluices, 11 outlets of breaking dike, and collect the water level of 37 points and velocity of 32 points.After running long time,the system has ben proved that it possesses steady character and exact accuracy.It is essential precondition for the experimental study of the Huaibe river find control model.