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Skimming Flow
Skimming Flow
Skimming Flow
Channels
I. Ohtsu1; Y. Yasuda2; and M. Takahashi3
Abstract: Skimming flows in stepped channels are systematically investigated under a wide range of channel slopes 共5.7°⭐⭐55°兲. The
flow conditions of skimming flows are classified into two flow regimes, and the hydraulic conditions required to form a quasi-uniform
flow are determined. An aerated flow depth of a skimming flow is estimated from the assumption that the residual energy at the end of a
stepped channel coincides with the energy at the toe of the jump formed immediately downstream of the stepped channel. In a quasi-
uniform flow region, the friction factor of skimming flows is represented by the relative step height and the channel slope. The friction
factor for the channel slope of ⫽19° appears to have a maximum. The residual energy of skimming flows is formulated for both
nonuniform and quasi-uniform flow regions. Further, a hydraulic-design chart for a stepped channel is presented.
DOI: 10.1061/共ASCE兲0733-9429共2004兲130:9共860兲
CE Database subject headings: Hydraulic structures; Channels, waterways; Supercritical flow; Aeration; Energy dissipation; Energy
loss; Flow characteristics.
2. For the stepped channels with smooth crest, a WES-type crest As shown in Fig. 3, Types A and B are separated by the rela-
was used 关Fig. 2共a兲兴. The flow characteristics of skimming flows tive step height S/d c and the channel slope . Also, the boundary
have been investigated systematically under a wide range of ex- curve has been predicted by the following equation:
冉 冊
perimental conditions 共Table 1兲. For the formation of the skim-
ming flows, the jet deflection, and spray in the vicinity of the first S
⫽13共 tan 兲 2 ⫺2.73 tan ⫹0.373 for 5.7°⭐⭐19°
step 共Ohtsu et al. 2001兲 was not observed by using the stepped dC B
channel with the smooth crest. (2)
Fig. 3. Flow regime of types A and B in skimming flow Here, R 2 ⫽coefficient of determination.
As shown in Fig. 5, the value of H e /d c is almost constant for
given values of if the relative step height S/d c is larger than 0.5.
Hydraulic Conditions Required to Form a
Quasi-Uniform Flow
Estimation of Representative Flow Depth
Generally, the stepped flow has both nonuniform and quasi- for Skimming Flows
uniform flow regions. In a quasi-uniform region, flow conditions
remain constant as are the residual specific energy and the flow As shown in Fig. 1, the water-surface profile is not always paral-
velocity. The hydraulic conditions for the formation of the quasi- lel to the pseudobottom, and it is difficult to determine a repre-
uniform flow are required for the hydraulic design of stepped sentative flow depth and its location uniquely from the measure-
channels. ment of aerated flow depths. Yasuda and Ohtsu 共1999兲 proposed a
As a method for estimating the quasi-uniform region, the jump method for indirectly estimating the representative flow depth on
formation immediately downstream of the stepped channel 共Fig. the basis of the assumption that the residual energy of a skimming
2兲 has been utilized 共Yasuda and Ohtsu 1999; Ohtsu et al. 2000b兲, flow E res coincides with the energy E 1 at the toe of the jump
because it is difficult to judge the change in the depth of aerated formed immediately downstream of the stepped-channel end.
flows. As the end depth of jump is measured precisely, it is easy The representative flow depth can be obtained uniquely by
to determine the limit between nonuniform and quasi-uniform using Eqs. 共4兲 and 共5兲, and by substituting the measured values of
regions from the change in the end depth of jump h 2 having a the end depth of jump h 2 and the bed-pressure head at the toe of
drop height of H dam . In the quasi-uniform region, as shown by the jump h p into Eqs. 共4兲 and 共5兲. Here, the representative flow
Fig. 4, the end depth of jump h 2 /d c becomes constant for given depth estimated indirectly from Eq. 共5兲 is defined as d w
values of S/d c and 共Ohtsu et al. 2000b兲.
w q w 共 V 2 ⫺V 1 兲 ⫽ 21 w gh p h 1 ⫺ 21 w gh 22 (4)
The relative drop height H e /d c required to form the quasi-
uniform flow is predicted by 共lines in Fig. 5兲 For a skimming flow of Type A
He V 21 V w2
⫽ 共 ⫺1.21⫻10⫺5 3 ⫹1.60⫻10⫺3 2 E 1 ⫽E res :h 1 ⫹ ⫽d w cos ⫹ (5a)
dC 2g 2g
再
⫺7.13⫻10⫺2 ⫹1.30兲 ⫺1 5.7⫹6.7 exp ⫺6.5 冉 S
dC 冊冎 For a skimming flow of Type B
V 21 V w2
E 1 ⫽E res :h 1 ⫹ ⫽d w ⫹ (5b)
for 5.7°⭐⭐55° 2g 2g
and In Eqs. 共4兲 and 共5兲, h 1 ⫽supercritical depth at the toe of the jump;
V 1 ⫽q w /h 1 ⫽average velocity at its toe; V 2 ⫽q w /h 2 ⫽average ve-
0.1⭐S/d c ⭐ 共 S/d c 兲 s 共 in degree, R 2 ⫽0.975兲 (3) locity at the end of the jump; V w ⫽q w /d w ; w ⫽density of clear
water; and ⫽pressure coefficient at the toe of the jump, ex-
pressed by
⫽1⫹
1
w gq w h 1 冕 h1
0
ūp d dz (5c)
冉 冊
section d A 关Figs. 1共a and b兲兴 corresponds to d w for Type A. For
0 dw 3
Type B, the clear water depth on the horizontal plane of the step f ⫽4 ⫽8 sin (8)
d B 关Fig. 1共c兲兴 corresponds to the value of d w . As shown in Fig. 6, dc
2 wV w
1 2
共Chanson 2002兲. For a stepped channel having a slope of 16°, This can be transformed into
冉 冊
Yasuda and Chanson 共2003兲 measured flow velocities including
turbulent intensity both at the section of the step edge and at the
section between step edges by using the double conductivity f ⫽F
S dC
dC dw
cos ,
Vw
⫽
dC
冑gd w cos d w
冉 冊 3/2
1
冑cos
, (10)
probe.
From the distribution of mean velocity for the aerated flow, the Here, V w ⫽q w /d w , and d c ⫽ 3冑q 2w /g.
velocity V ave may be calculated as From Eqs. 共8兲 and 共10兲, the friction factor of skimming flow is
N
expressed by
冉 冊
1
V ave⫽ 兺 共 ū ⌬y 兲
y 0.9 i⫽1 i
(7)
f ⫽F ,
S
(11)
dC
Here, ⌬y⫽y 0.9 /N 共N⫽number of measuring points兲 and
In Eq. 共11兲, the relative step height S/d c may also be written as
ū i ⫽mean flow velocity at y⫽y i .
gS/V 2c ⫽1/Fs2 in which Fs ⫽V C / 冑gS is the step Froude number
By using the data of Boes 共2000a兲 and Yasuda and Chanson
and V c ⫽q w /d c is the critical flow velocity.
共2003兲, and then comparing the value of V ave with the value of
If the experimental data are arranged in accordance with Eq.
V(⫽q w /d) at the same test section in the quasi-uniform region,
共11兲, the friction factor f can be represented exclusively by the
the relation between V ave and V is outlined as V ave⫽1.05 V for
channel slope and the relative step height S/d c 共Fig. 7兲. For
⫽16° 共Yasuda and Chanson 2003兲, V ave⫽1.05 V for ⫽50°, and
S/d c ⬍0.5, f increases with S/d c for given . For S/d c ⭓0.5, f is
V ave⫽1.15 V for ⫽30° 共Boes 2000b兲 on average. Although V ave
constant, and an air layer is intermittently observed at some steps.
is somewhat larger than V, V ave is about equal to V within 20%
In this case, the interaction between a corner eddy and the main
difference 关 (V ave⫺V)/V⫻100(%) 兴 .
flow above a pseudobottom might be small.
As shown in Fig. 7, a different trend for the friction factor is
Friction Factor of Skimming Flows obtained between 5.7°⭐⭐19° and 19°⬍⭐55°. Also, the fric-
tion factor for ⫽19° has a maximum for given S/d c .
In a quasi-uniform flow region, the friction factor of a skimming For 11.3°⭐⬍30°, the main flow passing over the step always
flow is given by 共Yasuda and Ohtsu 1999兲 impacts near the step edge on a horizontal portion 关Fig. 8共a兲兴, and
冉 冊
the recirculating fluid might be larger than that caused by the
impact. 1 S cos
⫽F log , (13)
The friction factor of skimming flow for H dam /d c ⭓H e /d c and 冑f dw
0.1⭐S/d c ⭐(S/d c ) s can be predicted by
The lines in Fig. 9 are transformed from Eq. 共12兲. The value of
冉
f ⫽ f max⫺A 0.5⫺
S
dc 冊 2
for 0.1⭐S/d c ⭐0.5;
1/冑 f does not always linearly change with log(S cos /dW). For
S cos /dW⬎1.0, the value of 1/冑 f is constant for given values of
, however.
and
f ⫽ f max for 0.5⭐S/d c ⭐ 共 S/d c 兲 s
Residual Energy of Skimming Flows
where
A⫽⫺1.7⫻10⫺3 2 ⫹6.4⫻10⫺2 ⫺1.5⫻10⫺1 For design purposes, it is important to evaluate the residual en-
⫺4 2 ⫺2 ⫺2
ergy head of skimming flows E res at the stepped channel end. Fig.
f max⫽⫺4.2⫻10 ⫹1.6⫻10 ⫹3.2⫻10 10 shows the residual energy head E res /d c as a function of
for 5.7°⭐⭐19° 共 in degrees,R 2 ⫽0.919兲 (12a) H dam /d c , S/d c , and . The data of E res have been obtained indi-
rectly from Eq. 共5兲. If the value of S/d c is larger than 0.25, the
冉
f ⫽ f max⫺A 0.5⫺
S
dc 冊 2
for 0.1⭐S/d c ⭐0.5;
change of E res /d c with S/d c is small.
For the quasi-uniform-flow region, E res /d c is independent of
H dam /d c
and
where
f ⫽ f max for 0.5⭐S/d c ⭐ 共 S/d c 兲 s 冉 冊
E res
dC U
⫽
dw
dC
cos ⫹
1 dC
2 dw 冉 冊 2
A⫽0.452
f max⫽2.32⫻10⫺5 2 ⫺2.75⫻10⫺3 ⫹2.31⫻10⫺1
(12b) ⫽ 冉 f
8 sin 冊 1/3
cos ⫹
1
冉
f
2 8 sin 冊 ⫺2/3
(14a)
Fig. 11 shows the change of ⌬E/E max with H dam /d c and for
0.5⭐S/d c ⭐(S/d c ) s .
If the indirectly obtained data of ⌬E data /E max is compared with
the predicted values of ⌬E cal /E max 共lines in Fig. 11兲 for a given ,
S/d c , and H dam /d c , the difference between ⌬E data and ⌬E cal is
within ⫾8% error 关 兩 ⌬E cal⫺⌬E data兩 /⌬E cal⫻100⭐8% 兴 .
Fig. 10. Residual energy head of skimming flows 关 (䊊)0.09 In an aerated-flow region of a skimming flow of Type A, the
⭐S/d c ⭐0.19; (䊉)0.20⭐S/d c ⭐0.29; (䊐)0.30⭐S/d c ⭐0.39; residual energy head E res is generally obtained by
(䊏)0.40⭐S/d c ⭐0.53; (䉭)0.54⭐S/d c ⭐1.2]
y 1
y
兰 0 0.9共 gy cos ⫹p 兲 ū dy 兰 0 0.9 ū 3 dy
2
value of the residual energy head for S/d c ⫽0.1 corresponds to E res⫽ y ⫹ y (17)
兰 0 0.9gū dy 兰 0 0.9gū dy
25– 45% of that for the nonstepped channel.
y
For nonuniform-flow regions, E res /d c depends on H dam /d c , where p⫽ 兰 y 0.9g cos dy and ⫽ w (1⫺C).
S/d c , and , and is empirically formulated by If the residual energy head E res is expressed with d w and
冋冉 冊 册冉 冉 冊冊
E res E res H dam m V w (⫽q w /d w ), correction coefficients C P and C V are added in Eq.
⫽1.5⫹ ⫺1.5 1⫺ 1⫺ 共5兲
dc dc U
He
V w2
E res⫽C P d w cos ⫹C V (18)
m⫽⫺ ⫹4 共 in degree,R 2 ⫽0.938兲 (15) 2g
25
Here
for 5.7°⭐⭐55°, 0.1⭐S/d c ⭐(S/d c ) s , and 5.0⭐H dam /d c
y y
⭐H e /d c . 兰 0 0.9关共 1⫺C 兲 y⫹ 兰 y 0.9共 1⫺C 兲 dy 兴 ū dy
E res /d c can be predicted by substituting Eqs. 共3兲, 共12兲, and C P⫽ y (19)
d w 兰 0 0.9共 1⫺C 兲 ū dy
共14兲 into Eq. 共15兲. Comparing the predicted values 共lines in Fig.
10兲 with the indirectly obtained data from Eq. 共5兲, the maximum and
deviation of ⌬(E res /d c ) is ⫾1.2. y
On the basis of the results concerning the residual energy head 兰 0 0.9共 1⫺C 兲 ū 3 dy
C V⫽ (20)
at the stepped channel end, the relative energy loss of skimming y
V w2 兰 0 0.9共 1⫺C 兲 ū dy
flows ⌬E/E max can also be predicted by substituting Eq. 共15兲 into
Eq. 共16兲 For a skimming flow of Type B, E res is shown by
⌬E
E max
⫽1⫺
E res
H dam⫹1.5d C
⫽1⫺
E res H dam
dC dC
⫹1.5冉 冊 ⫺1
(16) E res⫽C P d w ⫹C V
V w2
2g
(21)
where E max⫽Hdam⫹1.5d c and ⌬E⫽E max⫺Eres . Here, C P and C V are given by Eqs. 共19兲 and 共20兲 as for Type A.
Table 2. Comparison of Stepped Channel 共for S/d c ⫽0.1,0.25,0.5兲 and Nonstepped Channel with Normal Concrete Surface for Residual Energy
Heads
共deg兲 (E res /d c ) nonstep E res /d c (S/d c ⫽0.1) E res /d c (S/d c ⫽0.25) E res /d c (S/d c ⫽0.5)
5.7 6.11–7.64 2.73 2.50 2.42
11.3 9.39–11.8 3.47 2.98 2.81
19 13.0–16.5 4.20 3.62 3.33
30 17.2–21.8 6.21 4.93 4.49
55 23.8 –30.2 10.2 7.10 6.50
再 冉 冊 冎
water surface is almost parallel to the pseudobottom, and a
2
S S skimming flow of Type A is formed.
C mean⫽D⫺0.30 exp ⫺5 ⫺4 (22a)
dc dc 2. The relative drop height H e /d c required to form a quasi-
uniform in skimming flow may be predicted with Eq. 共3兲.
D⫽0.300 共 R 2 ⫽0.692兲 3. The representative flow depth of skimming flow d w was es-
for 5.7°⭐⭐19° and 0.1⭐S/d c ⭐ 共 S/d c 兲 S (22b) timated from the assumption that its residual energy at the
stepped-channel end coincides with the energy at the toe of
D⫽⫺2.0⫻10⫺4 2 ⫹2.14⫻10⫺2 ⫺3.57⫻10⫺2 共 R 2 ⫽0.743兲 the jump formed immediately downstream of the stepped
channel. The relation between d w and the clear water depth d
for 19°⭐⭐55° and 0.1⭐S/d c ⭐ 共 S/d c 兲 S (22c)
is presented. For a skimming flow of Type A, the indirect
Regarding the sidewall of a stepped channel, the value of value d w corresponds to the measured value of the clear
1.4y 0.9 might be recommended, because the stepped flow is apt to water depth d A at the step edge. For a skimming flow of
Notations
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