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ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 97

Hydraulic ModelingConcepts and Practice

Task Committee:R. Ettema, Chair and Editor

R. ArndtP. Roberts

I Wahl

Sponsored by theEnvironmental and Water Resources Institute of the

American Society of Civil Engineers

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Abstract: This Manual is intended to serve as a useful reference for people who engage inhydraulic modeling or who directly use the results obtained from hydraulic models. Earlychapters provide a brief history of hydraulic modeling, outline strategies for designing mod-els, and explain the underlying concepts of similitude and dimensional analysis. Those con-cepts are applied subsequently to various situations, beginning with single-phase flow offluids; water and air are the fluids primarily considered in the Manual.

Subsequent chapters address the more complicated situations in which resort must bemade to hydraulic models for engineering or technical information. One chapter covers theuse of hydraulic models to investigate sediment transport by flow, especially alluvial-sedi-ment transport, and flow in loose-boundary channels. Other chapters cover modeling ofgas-liquid flows (notably air in water) and flows involving ice and debris transport. TheManual also addresses hydraulic modeling of situations it terms environmental flows, whichessentially encompass buoyancy-modified flows (plumes, stratified flows, mixing) and flowof immiscible fluids (for instance, oil and water). Hydraulic modeling of coastal processes,hydroelastic vibrations, and hydraulic machinery are explained in chapters devoted to thosetopics. One chapter discusses practical aspects of designing and operating hydraulic models.The Manual's final chapter presents five case study examples.

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MANUALS AND REPORTSON ENGINEERING PRACTICE

(As developed by the ASCE Technical Procedures Committee, July 1930,and revised March 1935, February 1962, and April 1982)

A manual or report in this series consists of an orderly presentation offacts on a particular subject, supplemented by an analysis of limitationsand applications of these facts. It contains information useful to the aver-age engineer in his everyday work, rather than the findings that may beuseful only occasionally or rarely. It is not in any sense a "standard," how-ever; nor is it so elementary or so conclusive as to provide a "rule ofthumb" for nonengineers.

Furthermore, material in this series, in distinction from a paper (whichexpressed only one person's observations or opinions), is the work of acommittee or group selected to assemble and express information on aspecific topic. As often as practicable the committee is under the directionof one or more of the Technical Divisions and Councils, and the productevolved has been subjected to review by the Executive Committee of theDivision or Council. As a step in the process of this review, proposedmanuscripts are often brought before the members of the Technical Divi-sions and Councils for comment, which may serve as the basis forimprovement. When published, each work shows the names of the com-mittees by which it was compiled and indicates clearly the several pro-cesses through which it has passed in review, in order that its merit may bedefinitely understood.

In February 1962 (and revised in April 1982) the Board of Directionvoted to establish:

A series entitled "Manuals and Reports on Engineering Prac-tice," to include the Manuals published and authorized to date,future Manuals of Professional Practice, and Reports on Engi-neering Practice. All such Manual or Report material of theSociety would have been refereed in a manner approved by theBoard Committee on Publications and would be bound, withapplicable discussion, in books similar to past Manuals. Num-bering would be consecutive and would be a continuation ofpresent Manual numbers. In some cases of reports of joint com-mittees, bypassing of Journal publications may be authorized.



MANUALS AND REPORTSOF ENGINEERING PRACTICE

No. Title No. Title

13 Filtering Materials for SewageTreatment Plants

14 Accommodation of Utility PlantWithin the Rights-of-Way of UrbanStreets and Highways

35 A List of Translations of ForeignLiterature on Hydraulics

40 Ground Water Management41 Plastic Design in Steel: A Guide and

Commentary45 Consulting Engineering: A Guide for

the Engagement of EngineeringServices

46 Pipeline Route Selection for Rural andCross-Country Pipelines

47 Selected Abstracts on StructuralApplications of Plastics

49 Urban Planning Guide50 Planning and Design Guidelines for

Small Craft Harbors51 Survey of Current Structural Research52 Guide for the Design of Steel

Transmission Towers53 Criteria for Maintenance of Multilane

Highways55 Guide to Employment Conditions for

Civil Engineers57 Management, Operation and

Maintenance of Irrigation andDrainage Systems

59 Computer Pricing Practices60 Gravity Sanitary Sewer Design and

Construction62 Existing Sewer Evaluation and

Rehabilitation63 Structural Plastics Design Manual64 Manual on Engineering Surveying65 Construction Cost Control66 Structural Plastics Selection Manual67 Wind Tunnel Studies of Buildings and

Structures68 Aeration: A Wastewater Treatment

Process69 Sulfide in Wastewater Collection and

Treatment Systems70 Evapotranspiration and Irrigation

Water Requirements71 Agricultural Salinity Assessment and

Management

72 Design of Steel Transmission PoleStructures

73 Quality in the Constructed Project: AGuide for Owners, Designers, andConstructors

74 Guidelines for Electrical TransmissionLine Structural Loading

76 Design of Municipal WastewaterTreatment Plants

77 Design and Construction of UrbanStormwater Management Systems

78 Structural Fire Protection79 Steel Penstocks80 Ship Channel Design81 Guidelines for Cloud Seeding to

Augment Precipitation82 Odor Control in Wastewater

Treatment Plants83 Environmental Site Investigation84 Mechanical Connections in Wood

Structures85 Quality of Ground Water86 Operation and Maintenance of

Ground Water Facilities87 Urban Runoff Quality Manual88 Management of Water Treatment

Plant Residuals89 Pipeline Crossings90 Guide to Structural Optimization91 Design of Guyed Electrical

Transmission Structures92 Manhole Inspection and

Rehabilitation93 Crane Safety on Construction Sites94 Inland Navigation: Locks, Dams, and

Channels95 Urban Subsurface Drainage96 Guide to Improved Earthquake

Performance of Electric PowerSystems

97 Hydraulic Modeling: Concepts andPractice

98 Conveyance of Residuals from Waterand Wastewater Treatment

99 Environmental Site Characterizationand Remediation Design Guidance



TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE xi

NOTATION xiiiGreek Symbols xviSubscripts xvii

1 INTRODUCTION 11.1 Hydraulic Modeling 11.2 Purpose of the Manual 61.3 Layout of the Manual 71.4 Convention on Scales 81.5 Brief History 9

1.5.1 Models, Laboratories, and Other Novelties 91.5.2 Similitude and Dimensional Analysis 161.5.3 Instrumentation 181.5.4 A Mega-Model 19

1.6 Modeling Strategy 211.6.1 Similitude and Scaling 211.6.2 Model Layout 221.6.3 Hydraulic and Numerical Models in Concert 23

2 SIMILITUDE AND DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS 292.1 Introduction 292.2 Dimensions of Flow and Fluid Properties 302.3 Dimensional Homogeneity 302.4 Similitude 332.5 Direct Establishment of Dynamic Similitude Criteria 362.6 Dynamic Similitude Deduced from Flow Equations 382.7 Dimensional Analysis 43

2.7.1 The n Theorem 452.8 Most Meaningful Set of Parameters 51

3 SINGLE-PHASE FLOW 533.1 Introduction 53

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3.2 Processes 533.3 Local Patterns and Distributions of Free-Surface Flow 55

3.3.1 Gravity 563.3.2 Fluid Viscosity 583.3.3 Surface Tension 62

3.4 Free-Surface Flow Profiles and Resistance 633.5 Vertical Distortion of Free-Surface Flows 673.6 Flow around Bodies and Closed-Conduit Flows 733.7 Cavitation 763.8 Using Alternate Fluids 773.9 Examples 78

3.9.1 Flow Distribution in Water-Intake Pump Bays 793.9.2 Water-Surface Profiles and Flow Resistance in a Complex

River Reach 843.9.3 Head-Loss Coefficients for a Penstock Bifurcation 85

4 LOOSE-BOUNDARY FLOW 894.1 Introduction 894.2 Processes 904.3 Dynamic Similitude 91

4.3.1 Flow over a Loose Planar Bed 964.3.2 Flow with Bedforms 984.3.3 Sediment Transport Rate 1004.3.4 Local Patterns of Flow and Sediment Movement 102

4.4 Distorted Models 1034.5 Model Sediment Materials 1054.6 Examples 107

4.6.1 Sediment Control at a Water Intake 1074.6.2 Flow Profiles in an Alluvial River 1104.6.3 Local Scour around Bridge Piers and Abutments 114

5 ICE 1195.1 Introduction 1195.2 Processes 1195.3 Dynamic Similitude 120

5.3.1 Flow Resistance 1215.3.2 Ice-Piece Drift 1215.3.3 Floating Ice Accumulations 1245.3.4 Wind 1275.3.5 Ice-Sheet Loads and Failure 128

5.4 Model Distortion 1305.5 Model-Ice Materials 132

5.5.1 Unbreakable Sheets 1335.5.2 Unbreakable Ice Pieces 1335.5.3 Breakable Ice 136

5.6 Examples 1425.6.1 Ice Accumulation near a Hydropower Intake 1425.6.2 Ice Loads against Bridge Piers 143



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6 DEBRIS 1516.1 Introduction 1516.2 Processes 1516.3 Dynamic Similitude Criteria 153

6.3.1 Free Drift of Debris 1536.3.2 Debris Accumulation 155

6.4 Vertical Distortion 1566.5 Model Debris Materials 1566.6 Example 156

6.6.1 Debris-Accumulation Boom 157

7 GAS-LIQUID FLOWS 1617.1 Introduction 1617.2 Processes 162

7.2.1 Free-Surface Flows 1637.2.2 Siphon Spillways and Dropshafts 1647.2.3 High Head Gates and Conduit Flows 1647.2.4 Hydraulic Jumps in Closed Conduits and Air Transport 1647.2.5 Bubble Plumes and Aerators 164

7.3 Dynamic Similitude 1657.4 Ascent of Single Bubbles 169

7.4.1 Single Bubbles in Unconfined Space 1697.4.2 Long Bubbles in Vertical Tubes 170

7.5 Scaling Issues and Model-Prototype Conformity 1717.5.1 Siphon Spillways 1747.5.2 Dropshafts 1757.5.3 Spillway Chutes and Slot Aerators 178

7.6 Cavitation 1807.6.1 Cavitation Similitude 1817.6.2 Cavitation Inception 1837.6.3 Importance of Nuclei Measurement and Control 1847.6.4 Influence of Dissolved Gas 1867.6.5 Facilities and Techniques 187

7.7 Examples 1927.7.1 A Gas-Liquid Flow with Four Significant Forces 1927.7.2 Spillway Cavitation 193

8 ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS 1958.1 Introduction 1958.2 Processes 1978.3 Dynamic Similitude for Buoyancy Modified Flows 199

8.3.1 Similitude Criteria from Equations of Motion 2018.3.2 Dynamic Similitude Parameters 203

8.4 Examples of Buoyancy Modified Flows 2068.4.1 Mixing of Effluent from Coastal Outfalls 2068.4.2 Purging of Seawater from Coastal Outfall Conduits 2098.4.3 Thermal Dispersion from Diffuser Pipes 2138.4.4 Cooling Tower and Smokestack Plumes 218



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8.4.5 Tidal Flushing in Estuaries, Bays, and Marinas 2198.4.6 Dredged Material Dispersion 2238.4.7 Lakes and Reservoirs 2268.4.8 Mechanical Mixing Devices 2298.4.9 Groundwater Flows 229

8.5 Slicks and Immiscible Flows 2298.5.1 Dynamic Similitude for Oil Spills 2318.5.2 Example: Oil Spills under Ice Covers 234

9 COASTAL AND ESTUARY PROCESSES 2359.1 Introduction 2359.2 Processes 2389.3 Dynamic Similitude of Fluid Motion 2399.4 Dynamic Similitude of Sediment Movement 245

9.4.1 Planar Bed Offshore 2459.4.2 Planar Bed in the Breaking Zone 2499.4.3 Bedforms 2509.4.4 Suspended-Sediment Movement 251

9.5 Vertical Distortion 2529.6 Stratified Fluids in Estuaries 2569.7 Special Facilities 256

9.7.1 Wave Generation 2569.7.2 Tide Generation 259

9.8 Examples 2599.8.1 Erosion of Sand Islands 2599.8.2 Local Scour at a Jetty Due to Waves and Tidal Currents 2659.8.3 Wave Forces on a Submerged Water-Intake Cap 265

10 HYDROELASTIC VIBRATIONS 27110.1 Introduction 27110.2 Processes 27210.3 Assessment of Need for a Hydroelastic Model 27410.4 Dynamic Similitude 275

10.4.1 Parameters 27610.4.2 Scaling 279

10.5 Model Material and Construction 28210.6 Scale Effects and Damping 28410.7 Examples 285

10.7.1 Trashrack Vibration 28510.7.2 Fatigue of Baffle Blocks in a Stilling Basin 289

11 HYDRAULIC MACHINERY 29311.1 Introduction 29311.2 Processes 29311.3 Dynamic Similitude 29411.4 Turbine Constants 29511.5 Model Efficiency Step-Up 296



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11.6 Special Facilities 29811.7 Example 299

11.7.1 Turbine and Draft-Tube Surging 299

12 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OFHYDRAULIC MODELS 30512.1 Introduction 30512.2 General Considerations 30512.3 Identifying the Appropriate Model 30612.4 Establishing Extent of Model 30712.5 Determining Model Scales 308

12.5.1 Scale Effects 30812.5.2 Facility Limitations 31012.5.3 Instrumentation Limitations 31012.5.4 Construction Considerations 310

12.6 Building the Model 31112.6.1 Horizontal and Vertical Control 31212.6.2 Elements of the Model 31212.6.3 Materials 313

12.7 Computer Control and Computer-Aided Modeling 31612.8 Instrumentation and Data Acquisition 317

12.8.1 Discharge 31912.8.2 Velocity 31912.8.3 Pressure 32012.8.4 Water Level 32312.8.5 Tide and Wave Generation 32312.8.6 Other Parameters 323

12.9 Flow Visualization and Recording 32312.10 Model Operation 325

12.10.1 Model Calibration 32512.10.2 Verification 32512.10.3 Validation 32512.10.4 Uncertainty Analysis 326

13 CASE STUDIES 32713.1 Introduction 32713.2 River-Channel Modifications for White-Water Kayaking 327

13.2.1 Background 32813.2.2 Model Design 32813.2.3 Calibration 32813.2.4 Testing 330

13.3 Fish Diversion at a Powerhouse 33013.3.1 Background 33113.3.2 Model Design 33413.3.3 Calibration 33613.3.4 Testing 336

13.4 Mitigating Sediment Concerns at a Navigation Lock 33813.4.1 Background 338



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13.4.2 Model Design 33913.4.3 Calibration 34213.4.4 Testing 344

13.5 Performance of a Tunneled Ocean Outfall Diffuser 34713.5.1 Background 34713.5.2 Model Design 34713.5.3 Calibration 35113.5.4 Testing 352

13.6 Salinity and Shoaling in an Estuarine River 35513.6.1 Background 35613.6.2 Model Design 35713.6.3 Calibration 35813.6.4 Testing 359

REFERENCES 361

APPENDIX: WATER PROPERTIES 381

INDEX 383



PREFACE

The Manual was completed by ASCE's Task Committee on HydraulicModeling, which was composed of the following members: R. Ettema(University of Iowa), Chairman and Editor; R. Arndt (University of Min-nesota/National Science Foundation); P. Roberts (Georgia Institute ofTechnology); and T. Wahl (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation).

The Manual's progenitor is ASCE Manual 25: Hydraulic Modeling, whichwas written in the late 1930s and published in 1942. The primary objectiveof the Task Committee was to substantially update Manual 25, taking intoaccount the significant advances in modeling methods and the broaden-ing of hydraulic issues addressed by means of hydraulic modeling. TheCommittee intends that the updated Manual serve as a guide rather thanbe taken as a standard, which implies a certain standardization of model-ing methods and materials. The Manual presents widely accepted (andsome not so widely accepted) methods used in hydraulic modeling. TheCommittee notes that different modelers may favor variations of themethods presented, which is in keeping with the notion that engineeringpractice combines science and, one might say, art.

A broad range of modeling topics, issues, and techniques is covered inthe Manual, whose preparation involved many people. Though consider-able scope exists for further streamlining the Manual, the arrangement ofits chapters is intended to provide a progression of information, yet also toenable individual chapters to stand more or less alone. This compromiseattempts to serve the Manual's diverse audience; some readers may wishto work through a large portion of the Manual, while others may prefer tobrowse a single chapter. Mild redundancy in certain aspects of content isthe price of this compromise. The Committee believes it to be a priceworth paying and leaves it to a future committee to take care of streamlin-ing found necessary

Major contributions to chapters in the Manual were made by the Com-mittee's members and the following people: S. Martin (Georgia Institute of

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Technology), Chapter 7; J.W. Kamphuis (Queens University), Chapter 9;and G.A. Schohl (Tennessee Valley Authority), Chapter 10.

Additional contributions—written segments and/or review com-ments—were made by the following people: G. Cotroneo (Acres Interna-tional); J. Larson (Alden Research Laboratory); A. Alsaffar (Bechtel); S.Chakrabati (Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.); H.T. Shen and P. Yapa (Clark-son University); P. Julien (Colorado State University); P. Hopping (Tennes-see Valley Authority); J. Aguirre-Pe (Universidad de los Andes); E.Macagno, M. Muste, and L. Weber (University of Iowa); M. Lambert (Uni-versity of Adelaide); P. Tullis (Utah State University); J.E. Zufelt (U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Labo-ratory); R. Davinroy (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District);and S. Maynord, N. Pachure, and T. Pokrefke (U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers, Waterways Experiment Station). M. Kundert and A. Kruger (Uni-versity of Iowa) helped prepare the Manual's figures.

The draft monograph was reviewed by S. Abt (Colorado State Univer-sity), J. Bradley (West Consultants, Inc.), P. Burgi (U.S. Bureau of Reclama-tion), G. Hecker (Alden Research Laboratory), and S. C. Jain and T. Nakato(University of Iowa).

G. Gartrell (Contra Costa Water District), W. Frizell (U.S. Bureau of Rec-lamation), and T. Nakato (University of Iowa) were the contact membersfor ASCE's Technical Committee on Hydraulic Measurements and Experi-mentation, which formed the Task Committee.



NOTATION

XIII

AAw

a«B

«su

area; dependent variablesurface area exposed to windacceleration; a constant; wave height amplitudebottom orbital amplitude of wavesstep-up coefficient

fl5 thickness of boundary layer formed by oscillatory motion beneath

BBd

B0

C

CaCadCa,CaT

CDCDW9ChCLCMcmCPCPcsC

Cp

D

a wavewidth of structure (e.g., a pier); functiona coefficient dependent on particle sizeratio of electrostatic forces and buoyancy force acting on an ice par-ticleChezy resistance coefficient; chord length; celerity of interfacialwavecavitation numberdesinent Caincipient CaThoma's sigmadrag coefficient; discharge coefficientdrag coefficient associated with wind blowing over a surfacefriction coefficient, (u* / 1/)2

Cauchy numberlift coefficientvirtual mass (or added mass) coefficientcoefficient expressing the relationship between units of measureCapillary numberpressure coefficientspeed of soundconstant; wave celerityspecific heatpipe diameter; pier diameter; pump-bell diameter; impeller diame-ter; bubble diameter



xiv

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dsd50d,EECEdEuFDFeFsFLFrFrDFrifGGn

8$'SsHViaHL

H0

hhha

hLEJK

k

*̂ik l f k 2LlsMMam

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diameter of effluent nozzlemolecular diffusion coefficientdiameter of cylinder; particle diameternozzle diameterdepth of local scourmedian particle diameterdimensionless particle diameterelastic modulusEckert numberEotvos numberEuler numberdrag forceelectrostatic forceparticle-weight forcelift forceFroude numberdensimetric Froude numberjet Froude numberDarcy-Weisbach resistance coefficientgeometric distortion, Xr/Yr

natural distortiongravity accelerationmodified gravity acceleration, g(Ap/p0)mass rate of sediment transport per unit width of flowpressure head; wave height; net head across machineheat transfer coefficient for ice to air heat exchangehead lossdeepwater wave heightflow depth above spillway crest; thickness of accumulated iceoil slick thicknessatmospheric pressure headthickness of leading edge of slickspecific-heat ratiosurface heat transfer coefficient; structural spring stiffness; convey-ance coefficientroughness height, Cp/Cv; wave number = 2rc Aneutral Rankine pressure-state coefficientpassive Rankine pressure-state coefficientcoefficientslength; flow length; wave lengthcharacteristic length of generatormass; a non-dimensional parameterMach numbermass; beach slope

X

K0



NOTATION

ms structural vibrating massN buoyancy frequency; impeller rotational speedNk surface heat transfer coefficientNs specific speedn Manning resistance coefficientP powerP wetted perimeterP electrostatic bond force between particlesPn Property numberPr Prandtl numberPw wind drag forcep pressure; porositypa atmospheric pressurep0 reference pressurepv vapor pressureQ discharge; water dischargeQair air dischargeQE entrained flowrateQmax full siphon flowQo gas volumetric flow rateq discharge per unit width of flowqs volumetric rate of sediment transport per unit width of flowR hydraulic radiusRd Reynolds number based on bubble diameterRe Reynolds numberRed Reynolds number associated with flow aroundReD Reynold number based on pump-bell diameterR€J jet Reynolds number

drifting debrisand inflow rate

ReR Reynolds number based on pump-bell radius and inflow rateRes spill Reynolds numberRe* particle Reynolds numberRh hydraulic radiusRi gradient Richardson number

bulk Richardson numberRo Rossby numberr radiusrc critical radiusre equilibrium radiusS slope; submergence of pump bellSc Schmidt numberSf friction slopeSG generator strokeSo Stokes numberSt Strouhal number

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TttSruULEuudui"sM*

H*c

V

VcVE

vnVwV

VWewX

Ynyy0z

HYDRAULIC MODELING: CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE

time; temperature; tensile strength of a liquid; wave periodtimetime scale for sediment transportstreamwise flow velocityvelocity of leading edge of a slicklocal velocity in x directiondrift velocity of debrisjet velocityslip velocityshear velocitycritical value of u* associated with incipient motion of bed particlesmean velocity of flowcrossflow velocityflow velocity across entrainment interface; effluent velocity fromoutfallvelocity of effluent flowwind velocitylocal velocity in y directionvolumeWeber numberlocal velocity in z direction; fall velocity of a sediment particlehorixontal scaleflow depth; vertical scale; water depthdepth at which waves breakdepthparticular amplitudedistance

GREEK SYMBOLS

aab

PrYA8eE^e,

cTl0A

angle; plume entrainment coefficient; thermal diffusion coefficientincident wave angleexpansion coefficient; Henry's constantflow circulationspecific weightincrementbedform heightmean ice roughnessvertical and transverse diffusion coefficientsdamping parameterdisplacement from equilibrium position; efficiencyShields parameter; temperaturepercentage of power losses in turbomachinery operation



A,

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P

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Prf

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NOTATION xvii

wave length; bed form length; ratio of the effective buoyancy widthto the effective momentum width within a plumedynamic viscosity; internal resistance coefficient for floating icerubblekinematic viscositykinematic viscosity of gaskinematic viscosity of liquidadded-mass parameter; radiation stressdimensionless pi numberpi (3.14)densitydensity of airdensity of debrisdensity of a gasdensity of icedensity of a liquidreference or ambient densitydensity of sediment particles; structural material densitystress; strength; surface tension strength of waterflexural strengthshear stressdimensionless bedload sediment transport rateangle of internal resistanceShields entrainmentfunctional relationship among nondimensional parameterslocal angular velocity of the earthfrequency; frequency of oscillation; angular velocity

SUBSCRIPTS

bPmr

value at solid boundaryprototypemodelratio



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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 HYDRAULIC MODELING

Hydraulic modeling is a form of physical modeling widely used toinvestigate design and operation issues in hydraulic engineering. Itentails, with a degree of sophistication that varies with the objective of theinvestigation, the use of a scaled model for replicating flow and fluid-transport processes in diverse natural flow systems and for evaluating theperformance of hydraulic structures and hydraulic machines. The follow-ing situations are common subjects for modeling: water movement andsediment transport in rivers and coastal zones; the hydraulic performanceof water intakes, spillways, and outlets; flow around various objects; flowthrough, or in, various conduits or flow-regulating devices; performanceof turbines, pumps, and other hydromachines; performance of floatingstructures or ships; and effluent-mixing processes.

An advantage of a hydraulic model is its potential capacity to replicatemany features of a complicated flow situation. Figure 1-1 (a), for instance,shows a hydraulic model of the river reach downstream of the hydropowerdam illustrated in Figure 1-1 (b). The model was needed to identify an opti-mal location, in terms of velocity distribution, for releasing salmon smoltbypassed downstream around the dam's turbines. The location could not beidentified as reliably by other means because of the need to identify eddiesand other three-dimensional flow features where predator fish might lurk.

There are many situations for which there is little recourse other thanhydraulic modeling to make design or operational decisions involvingexpensive and complex hydraulic works. Such situations particularlyarise when, for a variety of reasons, complex flow patterns or intricatetransport processes are involved, and reliable answers cannot be obtainedby means of analytical solution or computer simulation. For example, thediverse situations of local scour of alluvial bed sediment around piers,

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