Inka Hydraulic Engineering at the Tipon Royal Compound (Peru)
The Inka site of Tipon had many unique hydraulic engineering features that have modern hydraulic theory counterparts. For example, the Tipon channel system providing water to the Principal Fountain had a channel contraction inducing critical flow as determined by CFD analysis- this feature designed...
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| description | The Inka site of Tipon had many unique hydraulic engineering features that have modern hydraulic theory counterparts. For example, the Tipon channel system providing water to the Principal Fountain had a channel contraction inducing critical flow as determined by CFD analysis- this feature designed to induce flow stability and preserve the aesthetic display of the downstream Waterfall. The Main Aqueduct channel sourced by the Pukara River had a given flow rate to limit channel overbank spillage induced by a hydraulic jump at the steep-mild slope transition channel location as determined by use of modern CFD methods- this flow rate corresponds to the duplication of the actual flow rate used in the modern restoration using flow blockage plates placed in the channel to limit over-bank spillage. Additional hydraulic features governing the water supply to agricultural terraces for specialty crops constitute further sophisticated water management control systems discussed in detail in the text. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9596f98e87743dfa87d4a22406c0b762023-11-23T12:32:53ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412022-01-0114110210.3390/w14010102Inka Hydraulic Engineering at the Tipon Royal Compound (Peru)Charles R. Ortloff0CFD Consultants International, Ltd., 18310 Southview Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95033, USAThe Inka site of Tipon had many unique hydraulic engineering features that have modern hydraulic theory counterparts. For example, the Tipon channel system providing water to the Principal Fountain had a channel contraction inducing critical flow as determined by CFD analysis- this feature designed to induce flow stability and preserve the aesthetic display of the downstream Waterfall. The Main Aqueduct channel sourced by the Pukara River had a given flow rate to limit channel overbank spillage induced by a hydraulic jump at the steep-mild slope transition channel location as determined by use of modern CFD methods- this flow rate corresponds to the duplication of the actual flow rate used in the modern restoration using flow blockage plates placed in the channel to limit over-bank spillage. Additional hydraulic features governing the water supply to agricultural terraces for specialty crops constitute further sophisticated water management control systems discussed in detail in the text.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/1/102InkaTiponprecolumbianCFDwater systemsflow rates |
| spellingShingle | Charles R. Ortloff Inka Hydraulic Engineering at the Tipon Royal Compound (Peru) Water Inka Tipon precolumbian CFD water systems flow rates |
| title | Inka Hydraulic Engineering at the Tipon Royal Compound (Peru) |
| title_full | Inka Hydraulic Engineering at the Tipon Royal Compound (Peru) |
| title_fullStr | Inka Hydraulic Engineering at the Tipon Royal Compound (Peru) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inka Hydraulic Engineering at the Tipon Royal Compound (Peru) |
| title_short | Inka Hydraulic Engineering at the Tipon Royal Compound (Peru) |
| title_sort | inka hydraulic engineering at the tipon royal compound peru |
| topic | Inka Tipon precolumbian CFD water systems flow rates |
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