The relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through CFD modelling using FLOW-3D

Orifices are used as flow control and measuring devices and classified based on their sizes, shapes, and flow conditions. For partially submerged orifice, relatively few studies provide analytical results because it is highly dependent on the orifice’s geometry and the net flow head available. The p...

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Main Authors: Ghamam, Anas S., Abohatem, Mohammed A., Mohd. Haniffah, Mohd. Ridza, Othman, Ilya K.
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Published: 2023
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author Ghamam, Anas S.
Abohatem, Mohammed A.
Mohd. Haniffah, Mohd. Ridza
Othman, Ilya K.
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Abohatem, Mohammed A.
Mohd. Haniffah, Mohd. Ridza
Othman, Ilya K.
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description Orifices are used as flow control and measuring devices and classified based on their sizes, shapes, and flow conditions. For partially submerged orifice, relatively few studies provide analytical results because it is highly dependent on the orifice’s geometry and the net flow head available. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the flow rate and the pressure head of a circular orifice in partially submerged flow conditions using FLOW-3D software. Three cases were considered: Case A, a classical free-flowing circular orifice for validation, Case B, varying upstream and downstream water depth at weir flow conditions; and Case C, partially submerged circular orifice with varying upstream water levels and constant downstream water level at the centre of the orifice. A strong linear relation is obtained between the upstream water level and the flow rate through the orifice for Cases A and C, while the relationship remains valid for Case B unless the water depths exceed the invert of the circle downstream. The percentage of difference in weir flow past orifice between the model and equations derived from previous studies are within 20% with a regression value of 0.99 for all water level differences, except for a couple of cases with small water level differences in which the flow is very complex.
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spelling utm.eprints-1081062024-10-17T06:11:41Z http://eprints.utm.my/108106/ The relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through CFD modelling using FLOW-3D Ghamam, Anas S. Abohatem, Mohammed A. Mohd. Haniffah, Mohd. Ridza Othman, Ilya K. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Orifices are used as flow control and measuring devices and classified based on their sizes, shapes, and flow conditions. For partially submerged orifice, relatively few studies provide analytical results because it is highly dependent on the orifice’s geometry and the net flow head available. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the flow rate and the pressure head of a circular orifice in partially submerged flow conditions using FLOW-3D software. Three cases were considered: Case A, a classical free-flowing circular orifice for validation, Case B, varying upstream and downstream water depth at weir flow conditions; and Case C, partially submerged circular orifice with varying upstream water levels and constant downstream water level at the centre of the orifice. A strong linear relation is obtained between the upstream water level and the flow rate through the orifice for Cases A and C, while the relationship remains valid for Case B unless the water depths exceed the invert of the circle downstream. The percentage of difference in weir flow past orifice between the model and equations derived from previous studies are within 20% with a regression value of 0.99 for all water level differences, except for a couple of cases with small water level differences in which the flow is very complex. 2023 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Ghamam, Anas S. and Abohatem, Mohammed A. and Mohd. Haniffah, Mohd. Ridza and Othman, Ilya K. (2023) The relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through CFD modelling using FLOW-3D. In: 5th International Conference on Water Resources, ICWR 2021, 23 November 2021 - 25 November 2021, Virtual, UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5947-9_20
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Ghamam, Anas S.
Abohatem, Mohammed A.
Mohd. Haniffah, Mohd. Ridza
Othman, Ilya K.
The relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through CFD modelling using FLOW-3D
title The relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through CFD modelling using FLOW-3D
title_full The relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through CFD modelling using FLOW-3D
title_fullStr The relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through CFD modelling using FLOW-3D
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through CFD modelling using FLOW-3D
title_short The relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through CFD modelling using FLOW-3D
title_sort relationship between flow and pressure head of partially submerged orifice through cfd modelling using flow 3d
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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