Solid Roller Bucket

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DESIGN OF SOLID ROLLER BUCKET SAMPLE CALCULATIONS

Given
Discharge per metre width of spillway (q)

55.30 m3/s

Reservoir Pool elevation

128.02 m

Tailwater elevation

99.67 m

Spillway crest elevation

116.74 m

79.25 m

Assume
Bucket invert elevation
Compute,
H1

Reservoir pool elevation minus bucket invert elevation

128.02

=
H

Reservoir Pool elevation - Crest elevation


128.02

=
=

d3

128.02

H1

Tail water elevation - Bucket invert elevation


99.67

20.42 m

99.67

28.35 m

116.74

Reservoir pool elevation - Tail water elevation

=
=

11.28 m

=
d3

79.25

48.77 m

=
H3

79.25

20.42
48.77
0.42

Discharge parameter,
Fd

q
g H13/2

(9.81

51.84
52

x
48.77 )3/2
Say

and

d3
H1

read

hb

H1
hb

0.315 x H1

15.36 m

hb
d3

10 3

55.30

=
From Fig. 4 for,
Fd
=

0.315

15.36
20.42

52

0.42

10 3

0.7522

Good energy dissipation is obtained when Hb/d3 is between 0.75 and 0.90.
Now, vt

2 g H3

2 x 9.81

=
From fig. 7

23.58 m/s

for

H
read va
vt
va

d1

11.28

0.95

0.95 x vt

0.95 x

q
va

=
=
=

d2

28.35

55.30
22.41
2.47 m
Va
g d1
22.41
9.81 x

2.47

4.55
d1

H3 =

23.58

22.41 m/s

=
Now F1

and

2
2.47

{1 + 8 F12 - 1}

{1+8* 4.55

^2

-1

=
d3

28.35

14.71

20.42

d2

14.71

=
1.39
Good energy dissipation is obtained when d3/d2 is between 1.1 and 1.4.
Setting of bucket invert elevation is therefore acceptable
From Fig . 5 for,
q

x 103 = 52

and

H1

g H1
read hs

3/2

H1
hs

hb

0.53
0.53 x

48.77

0.315

25.85 m

Compute hb and hs for the full range of spillway flows.


Determine maximum elevation of bucket roller and surge.
Compute H3 = Reservoir pool elevation minus tail water elevation
=
=
q H3

128.02

99.67

28.35 m
=
=

55.30
1567.76

From Fig. 18 for


q H3
=
1568
Read ds
=
27.7

28.35

Say 1568

and Ds

=
Compute ds and Ds for the full range of spillway flows.

106.0

Determine maximum probable scour depth and corresponding distance from the spillway crest axis.
Note: As the discharge per metre width of bucket exceeds 45 m3/s confirmatory tests are desirable .

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