Stepped spillway flow: Comparison of numerical and scale models

Abstract

This paper deals with flow modelling of the stepped spillway for the Bogovina dam. The analysis was conducted using three approaches: scalemodelling, empirical equations and numerical modelling. An acceptable agreement was achieved between the empirical equations and the numerical model results, while both of them exhibit considerable differences when compared to scale-model. These discrepancies can be contributed to the difficulties in modelling the process of air-entrainment. Since air-entrainment is important for providing good estimates, existing empirical equations as well as numerical models require further improvements.

Tema rada je modeliranje strujnog polja na stepenastom brzotoku brane Bogovina. Analiza je sprovedena na rezultatima dobijenih pomoću: fizičkog modela, empirijskih jednačina i numeričkog modela. Slaganja rezultata empirijskih jednačina i numeričkog modela su u prihvatljivim granicama, dok je primećeno njihovo značajno odstupanje od rezultata merenja na fizičkom modelu. Uzrok ovih razlika je proces samo-aeracije mlaza. Budući da je ovaj proces važan za ovaj vid strujanja, nepohodno je poboljšati postojeće empirijske zavisnosti i numeričke modele.