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Radial and tangential velocity profiles in an annular flume with granular bed

San Juan Blanco, Jorge Emilio

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Title
Radial and tangential velocity profiles in an annular flume with granular bed
Author(s)
San Juan Blanco, Jorge Emilio
Issue Date
2016-07-22
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Garcia, Marcelo H.
Department of Study
Civil & Environmental Eng
Discipline
Environ Engr in Civil Engr
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
  • Annular flume
  • Secondary flow
  • Ultrasound velocity profiler (UVP)
  • Velocity distribution
Abstract
Annular flumes become convenient facilities to produce undisturbed flows to study eco-hydralic and cohesive sediment transport, among others. These flumes are ring-shape channels that produce curved flow by rotating their lid and/or tank. Thus, momentum in the tangential direction is transferred along the water column by the lid rotation. Because of the circular motion, centrifugal acceleration makes the flow helical rather than tangential and unidirectional. The objective of this work was to assess the applicability of the Engelund's formulation (Engelund, 1975) on the Ven Te Chow Annular Flume at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In order to accomplish this goal, tangential and radial velocity profiles were measured under three flow depths and five lid rotation conditions using Ultrasound Velocity Profiler (UVP-DUO). Later, they were contrasted with those computed using the Engelund's formulation. Despite some similarities of the measured tangential profile with the one computed using the Engelund's formulation, it was found that the formulation is not suitable for the Ven Te Chow Annular Flume. The strong curvature of the flume and the large depth-to-width ratio played a major role on defining the interaction of the secondary flow with the tangential velocity profile.
Graduation Semester
2016-08
Type of Resource
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Copyright 2016 Jorge E. San Juan Blanco

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