Scale effects on the formation of vortices at intake structures

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Gürbüzdal, Ferhat Aral
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In the present study, possible scale effects on the formation of air-entraining vortices at horizontal intakes are studied experimentally. Basic dimensionless parameters that govern the onset of vortices at a horizontal intake in a model and a prototype are stated by dimensional analysis. Series of experiments are conducted on four intake pipes of different diameters located in a large reservoir. The relationship of critical submergence ratio with other dimensionless parameters is considered for a given Froude number and it is found out that the critical submergence ratio is affected by model length scale ratio and its natural result of side-wall clearance ratio and Reynolds number differences between model and prototypes. It is observed that, side-wall clearance ratio is not effective on the critical submergence ratio after it exceeds about 6. In addition to this, Reynolds number limit, beyond which viscous forces do not affect the vortex flow, is found out to be increasing with the increase in Froude number. An empirical relationship, which gives the critical submergence ratio as a function of Froude number, side-wall clearance ratio and Reynolds number is obtained by using data collected in the experiments.
Civil engineering., Hydraulic engineering.
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12611126/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/18890
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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F. A. Gürbüzdal, “Scale effects on the formation of vortices at intake structures,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.
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