Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators

The performance of steep slope ( > 30o) orifice spillway aerators by varying air vent size and ramp angles were experimentally studied. Three air vents of different sizes and five ramps with different angles were tested on a physical model of Bunji dam spillway, which was constructed at Irrigation...

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Autores principales: Sarwar, M.K., Chaudary, Z.A., Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif, Khan, D.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81226
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author Sarwar, M.K.
Chaudary, Z.A.
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
Khan, D.
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Chaudary, Z.A.
Khan, D.
Sarwar, M.K.
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Khan, D.
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description The performance of steep slope ( > 30o) orifice spillway aerators by varying air vent size and ramp angles were experimentally studied. Three air vents of different sizes and five ramps with different angles were tested on a physical model of Bunji dam spillway, which was constructed at Irrigation Research Station Nandipur, Gujranwala. In each case, the cavity length, cavity pressure, flow velocity and water depth at the aerator were measured by changing operating conditions. Non-dimensional jet length ( ), air entrainment co-efficient (ß) and non-dimensional cavity pressure (Pn) were computed to evaluate the performance of the aerator against ramp angle and air vent size. Results noted an improvement in the performance of aerator with the increase of air vent size. However, the ramp initially improved the performance of the aerator but at higher reservoir level with large gate opening, no significant improvement in the performance of the aerator was noted, rather negative impact was observed due to reduction in cavity pressure.
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spelling CGSpace812262025-03-11T09:50:20Z Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators Sarwar, M.K. Chaudary, Z.A. Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif Khan, D. irrigation engineering irrigation efficiency water power stream flow flow rate energy technology dam construction spillways impact assessment reservoirs hydraulics The performance of steep slope ( > 30o) orifice spillway aerators by varying air vent size and ramp angles were experimentally studied. Three air vents of different sizes and five ramps with different angles were tested on a physical model of Bunji dam spillway, which was constructed at Irrigation Research Station Nandipur, Gujranwala. In each case, the cavity length, cavity pressure, flow velocity and water depth at the aerator were measured by changing operating conditions. Non-dimensional jet length ( ), air entrainment co-efficient (ß) and non-dimensional cavity pressure (Pn) were computed to evaluate the performance of the aerator against ramp angle and air vent size. Results noted an improvement in the performance of aerator with the increase of air vent size. However, the ramp initially improved the performance of the aerator but at higher reservoir level with large gate opening, no significant improvement in the performance of the aerator was noted, rather negative impact was observed due to reduction in cavity pressure. 2016 2017-05-29T03:46:54Z 2017-05-29T03:46:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81226 en Open Access Sarwar, M. K.; Chaudary, Z. A.; Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif; Khan, D. 2016. Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 35(1):85-93.
spellingShingle irrigation engineering
irrigation efficiency
water power
stream flow
flow rate
energy technology
dam construction
spillways
impact assessment
reservoirs
hydraulics
Sarwar, M.K.
Chaudary, Z.A.
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
Khan, D.
Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators
title Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators
title_full Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators
title_fullStr Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators
title_short Evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators
title_sort evaluation of air vents and ramp angles on the performance of orifice spillway aerators
topic irrigation engineering
irrigation efficiency
water power
stream flow
flow rate
energy technology
dam construction
spillways
impact assessment
reservoirs
hydraulics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81226
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