Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Dam-Break Flow through Different Contraction Geometries of the Channel
Dam-break wave propagation usually occurs over irregular topography, due for example to natural contraction-expansion of the river bed and to the presence of natural or artificial obstacles. Due to limited available dam-break real-case data, laboratory and numerical modeling studies are significant...
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| author | Selahattin Kocaman Hasan Güzel Stefania Evangelista Hatice Ozmen-Cagatay Giacomo Viccione |
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| description | Dam-break wave propagation usually occurs over irregular topography, due for example to natural contraction-expansion of the river bed and to the presence of natural or artificial obstacles. Due to limited available dam-break real-case data, laboratory and numerical modeling studies are significant for understanding this type of complex flow problems. To contribute to the related field, a dam-break flow over a channel with a contracting reach was investigated experimentally and numerically. Laboratory tests were carried out in a smooth rectangular channel with a horizontal dry bed for three different lateral contraction geometries. A non-intrusive digital imaging technique was utilized to analyze the dam-break wave propagation. Free surface profiles and time variation of water levels in selected sections were obtained directly from three synchronized CCD video camera records through a virtual wave probe. The experimental results were compared against the numerical solution of VOF (Volume of Fluid)-based Shallow Water Equations (SWEs) and Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with the <i>k</i>-ε turbulence model. Good agreements were obtained between computed and measured results. However, the RANS solution shows a better correspondence with the experimental results compared with the SWEs one. The presented new experimental data can be used to validate numerical models for the simulation of dam-break flows over irregular topography. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0b345b14f6240c794c47c1e4f1acd492023-11-19T21:42:01ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412020-04-01124112410.3390/w12041124Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Dam-Break Flow through Different Contraction Geometries of the ChannelSelahattin Kocaman0Hasan Güzel1Stefania Evangelista2Hatice Ozmen-Cagatay3Giacomo Viccione4Department of Civil Engineering, Iskenderun Technical University, Iskenderun 31200, TurkeyDepartment of Civil Engineering, Iskenderun Technical University, Iskenderun 31200, TurkeyCivil and Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino (FR), ItalyDepartment of Civil Engineering, Cukurova University, Adana 01330, TurkeyDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, ItalyDam-break wave propagation usually occurs over irregular topography, due for example to natural contraction-expansion of the river bed and to the presence of natural or artificial obstacles. Due to limited available dam-break real-case data, laboratory and numerical modeling studies are significant for understanding this type of complex flow problems. To contribute to the related field, a dam-break flow over a channel with a contracting reach was investigated experimentally and numerically. Laboratory tests were carried out in a smooth rectangular channel with a horizontal dry bed for three different lateral contraction geometries. A non-intrusive digital imaging technique was utilized to analyze the dam-break wave propagation. Free surface profiles and time variation of water levels in selected sections were obtained directly from three synchronized CCD video camera records through a virtual wave probe. The experimental results were compared against the numerical solution of VOF (Volume of Fluid)-based Shallow Water Equations (SWEs) and Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with the <i>k</i>-ε turbulence model. Good agreements were obtained between computed and measured results. However, the RANS solution shows a better correspondence with the experimental results compared with the SWEs one. The presented new experimental data can be used to validate numerical models for the simulation of dam-break flows over irregular topography.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/4/1124contractiondam-breakunsteady flowRANSSWEsCFD |
| spellingShingle | Selahattin Kocaman Hasan Güzel Stefania Evangelista Hatice Ozmen-Cagatay Giacomo Viccione Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Dam-Break Flow through Different Contraction Geometries of the Channel Water contraction dam-break unsteady flow RANS SWEs CFD |
| title | Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Dam-Break Flow through Different Contraction Geometries of the Channel |
| title_full | Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Dam-Break Flow through Different Contraction Geometries of the Channel |
| title_fullStr | Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Dam-Break Flow through Different Contraction Geometries of the Channel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Dam-Break Flow through Different Contraction Geometries of the Channel |
| title_short | Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Dam-Break Flow through Different Contraction Geometries of the Channel |
| title_sort | experimental and numerical analysis of a dam break flow through different contraction geometries of the channel |
| topic | contraction dam-break unsteady flow RANS SWEs CFD |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/4/1124 |
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