An improved air entrainment model for stepped spillways
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DOI10.1016/J.APM.2021.07.016zbMATH Open1481.76111arXiv2009.04772OpenAlexW3193452844WikidataQ109043345 ScholiaQ109043345MaRDI QIDQ2240287FDOQ2240287
Authors: Silje Kreken Almeland, Timofey Mukha, Rickard E. Bensow 
Publication date: 3 November 2021
Published in: Applied Mathematical Modelling (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: Numerical modelling of flow in stepped spillways is considered, focusing on a highly economical approach combining interface capturing with explicit modelling of air entrainment. Simulations are performed on spillways at four different Froude numbers, with flow parameters selected to match available experimental data. First, experiments using the model developed by Lopes et al. (Int. J. Nonlin. Sci. Num., 2017) are conducted. An extensive simulation campaign is used to carefully evaluate the predictive accuracy of the model, the influence of various model parameters, and sensitivity to grid resolution. Results reveal that, at least for the case of stepped spillways, the number of parameters governing the model can be reduced. A crucial identified deficiency of the model is its sensitivity to grid resolution. To improve the performance of the model in this respect, modifications are proposed for the interface detection algorithm and the transport equation for the volume fraction of entrained air. Simulations using the improved model formulation demonstrate better agreement with reference data for all considered flow conditions. A parameter-free criterion for predicting the inception point of air entrainment is also tested. Unfortunately, the accuracy of the considered conventional turbulence models proved to be insufficient for the criterion to work reliably.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.04772
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