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Study on the Effect of Guide Wall on the Transverse Velocity in the Bend

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It is very important to understand the vertical transverse velocity distribution of the bend with the guide wall set on the axis to explain the improvement mechanism of the flow characteristics in the bend. Therefore, the effect of the guide wall on the transverse velocity under different parameters of the bend was presented. Considering the feature design of channel bend in real engineering project, axis, bottom slopes and discharges with two flow conditions were used as parameters. Analysis and observation showed the significant impact on the transverse velocity, the guide wall impact on both absolute value and the direction of the transverse velocity distribution and present certain laws. The absolute value is influenced by the change of velocity direction, while the direction is affected by the inlet flow condition. In contrast, the transverse velocity is effectively reduced by the installation of a guide wall, and the water depth differences are reduced as well. Therefore, the impact of the guide wall on the flow characteristic especially the transverse velocity was proved and these results are practically useful in channel bend design.

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Abbreviations

B :

The net width of the channel

i :

The bottom slope

R :

The axial radius of the bend

v :

The average velocity at entrance of the bend

Q :

The discharge

F :

Froude number

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This study was supported by State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety (Tianjin University), No. HESS-2008.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University, Tianjin City, 300000, China

    Jing Zhang

  2. College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian City, 271018, China

    Jing Zhang & Qinghua Zhang

  3. Dongping Lake Authority of Shandong Yellow River Bureau, Taian City, 271018, China

    Tiantian Wang

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Zhang, J., Wang, T. & Zhang, Q. Study on the Effect of Guide Wall on the Transverse Velocity in the Bend. Arab J Sci Eng 46, 4687–4702 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-05101-5

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