In construction of high dams, design of a middle-pier, placed in a discharge tunnel to divide it into two parts, is a better choice that could breakthrough the limits of the manufacture and operation of the gate due t...In construction of high dams, design of a middle-pier, placed in a discharge tunnel to divide it into two parts, is a better choice that could breakthrough the limits of the manufacture and operation of the gate due to the high head to it. However, cavitation and water-wing, a kind of flow striking the top and side walls of the tunnel, induced by the middle-pier, may take place and bring about bad effects on operation of the tunnel. The experiments of the six comparing plans were conducted, consisting of atmospheric and vacuum tank models, and the interesting areas included relationships between discharges and reservoir levels, measurements of side wall pressures, comparisons of water-wing states for the various middle-piers, estimations of the incipient cavitation numbers and the flow cavitation numbers, and analyses of cavitation characteristics for the tunnel. A kind of new bodily form of middle-pier was developed. Water-wing states were better improved and non-cavitation conditions were satisfied.展开更多
Water-wings, induced by the middle-pier placed in the inlet of a discharge tunnel, have harmful effects on the operation of the discharge tunnel. Based on dimensional analysis and physical model tests, the hydraulic c...Water-wings, induced by the middle-pier placed in the inlet of a discharge tunnel, have harmful effects on the operation of the discharge tunnel. Based on dimensional analysis and physical model tests, the hydraulic characteristics of water-wings were investigated and their causes were analyzed in this study. The results show that the height and length of the water-wings increased with the increase of three factors, i.e., the Froude number Frd of the outlet of the pressure section, the depth Hc of the water surface concave at the end of the middle-pier, and the impact length Li of the two flows after this end.展开更多
The pier, placed at the outlet of the pressure flow section, is an effective design to deal with the problems of the manufacture and operation of the gates fbr a discharge tunnel with high water head. It is crucial to...The pier, placed at the outlet of the pressure flow section, is an effective design to deal with the problems of the manufacture and operation of the gates fbr a discharge tunnel with high water head. It is crucial to control the water-wing, induced by this type of the pier. Through observing the phenomena of the water-wing, the reason of the water-wing inception, i.e., the concave of the flow surface, was presented, and a type of the new pier with bottom underlay was designed. The hydraulic characteristics of the pier, including the variations of the water-wing features, both length and height, with the water head, as well as with the concave depth, and with the height of the bottom underlay, and the variations of the concave depth with the height of the bottom underlay, were investigated by physical model experiments. The results show that the approach of the modification of the concave through the structures with the bottom underlay-type pier is remarkably effective in the water-wing control.展开更多
文摘In construction of high dams, design of a middle-pier, placed in a discharge tunnel to divide it into two parts, is a better choice that could breakthrough the limits of the manufacture and operation of the gate due to the high head to it. However, cavitation and water-wing, a kind of flow striking the top and side walls of the tunnel, induced by the middle-pier, may take place and bring about bad effects on operation of the tunnel. The experiments of the six comparing plans were conducted, consisting of atmospheric and vacuum tank models, and the interesting areas included relationships between discharges and reservoir levels, measurements of side wall pressures, comparisons of water-wing states for the various middle-piers, estimations of the incipient cavitation numbers and the flow cavitation numbers, and analyses of cavitation characteristics for the tunnel. A kind of new bodily form of middle-pier was developed. Water-wing states were better improved and non-cavitation conditions were satisfied.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No: 50539060)
文摘Water-wings, induced by the middle-pier placed in the inlet of a discharge tunnel, have harmful effects on the operation of the discharge tunnel. Based on dimensional analysis and physical model tests, the hydraulic characteristics of water-wings were investigated and their causes were analyzed in this study. The results show that the height and length of the water-wings increased with the increase of three factors, i.e., the Froude number Frd of the outlet of the pressure section, the depth Hc of the water surface concave at the end of the middle-pier, and the impact length Li of the two flows after this end.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50539060).
文摘The pier, placed at the outlet of the pressure flow section, is an effective design to deal with the problems of the manufacture and operation of the gates fbr a discharge tunnel with high water head. It is crucial to control the water-wing, induced by this type of the pier. Through observing the phenomena of the water-wing, the reason of the water-wing inception, i.e., the concave of the flow surface, was presented, and a type of the new pier with bottom underlay was designed. The hydraulic characteristics of the pier, including the variations of the water-wing features, both length and height, with the water head, as well as with the concave depth, and with the height of the bottom underlay, and the variations of the concave depth with the height of the bottom underlay, were investigated by physical model experiments. The results show that the approach of the modification of the concave through the structures with the bottom underlay-type pier is remarkably effective in the water-wing control.
