Hydraulics of aerated flows: qui pro quo?

H Chanson - Journal of Hydraulic Research, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In turbulent free-surface flows, the deformation of the surface leads to air bubble entrainment
and droplet projections when the turbulent shear stress is greater than the surface tension …

Performance assessment of OpenFOAM and FLOW-3D in the numerical modeling of a low Reynolds number hydraulic jump

A Bayon, D Valero, R García-Bartual… - … modelling & software, 2016 - Elsevier
A comparative performance analysis of the CFD platforms OpenFOAM and FLOW-3D is
presented, focusing on a 3D swirling turbulent flow: a steady hydraulic jump at low Reynolds …

Computation of the Basset force: recent advances and environmental flow applications

PA Moreno-Casas, FA Bombardelli - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - Springer
When numerically integrating the equation describing the motion of a particle in a carrier
fluid, the computation of the Basset (history) force becomes by far the most expensive and …

Influence of VOF technique, turbulence model and discretization scheme on the numerical simulation of the non-aerated, skimming flow in stepped spillways

A Bayon, JP Toro, FA Bombardelli, J Matos… - Journal of hydro …, 2018 - Elsevier
An accurate description of the hydrodynamics in the non-aerated region of the skimming
flow on stepped spillways is of outmost importance, particularly in small structures at large …

Free-flow discharge estimation method for Piano Key weir geometries

BM Crookston, RM Anderson, BP Tullis - Journal of Hydro-Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Currently, many existing spillways located throughout the globe require rehabilitation due to
dam safety issues. Consequently, there is an increasing need for design tools that facilitate …

The hydraulic investigation of circular crested stepped spillway

A Parsaie, AH Haghiabi - Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the hydraulic properties of circular crested stepped spillways (CCSS) including
stage-discharge relation, discharge coefficient (C d) and their ability to dissipate energy …

Reformulating self-aeration in hydraulic structures: Turbulent growth of free surface perturbations leading to air entrainment

D Valero, DB Bung - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2018 - Elsevier
A new formulation for the prediction of free surface dynamics related to the turbulence
occurring nearby is proposed. This formulation, altogether with a breakup criterion, can be …

Numerical analysis of hydraulic jumps using OpenFOAM

A Bayon-Barrachina… - Journal of …, 2015 - iwaponline.com
The present paper deals with a hydraulic jump study, characterization and numerical
modeling. Hydraulic jumps constitute a common phenomenon in the hydraulics of open …

Hydraulics of the develo** flow region of stepped spillways. I: Physical modeling and boundary layer development

G Zhang, H Chanson - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
On a stepped spillway, the steps act as macroroughness elements, contributing to enhanced
energy dissipation and significant aeration. In a skimming flow, the upstream flow motion is …

Scale effects in microscopic air-water flow properties in high-velocity free-surface flows

S Felder, H Chanson - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Experiments of high-velocity air-water flows were conducted on two scaled stepped
spillways with step heights of h= 0.05 and 0.1 m to investigate scale effects in terms of air …