Interactions between numerical and physical modelling for the design and optimization of hydraulic structures - Example of a large hydroelectric complex

in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, XXII Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráhulica (2006)

This paper describes the successful combination of both physical and numerical modelling techniques applied to the scale model study of a large hydroelectric complex in India. Thanks to accurate numerical ... [more ▼]

This paper describes the successful combination of both physical and numerical modelling techniques applied to the scale model study of a large hydroelectric complex in India. Thanks to accurate numerical simulations, the physical model layout and the time to studies have been drastically reduced. First, prior to the design of the scale model, a global numerical simulation of the dam reservoir has been carried out, on the basis of the entire set of available topographic data. The simulation results supply the flow conditions in the upstream reservoir, particularly in the vicinity of the dam and the spillway crest. Subsequently, a second numerical computation has been performed to simulate the flow in a scale model representing only a small part of the reservoir upstream of the dam. The suitable correspondence between flow conditions in both cases has been demonstrated. This two-steps approach has enabled a significant reduction in the size of the scale model, and hence, a lower cost as well as a shorter delay for building the model. Simultaneously, it has been possible to decrease the scale factor at constant cost. In conclusion, the present paper provides convincing evidence that the increase in computers performance and the efficiency of contemporary free-surface flow solvers lead to useful numerical information for the optimal design and exploitation of scale models. [less ▲]

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Numerical - experimental interaction in hydrodynamics: an integrated approach for the optimal management of hydraulic structures and hydrographic basins

in Lu; Lamas; Li (Eds.) et al Computational Methods in Engineering and Science (2003)

The present paper presents studies and tools devoted to the reduction of uncertain-ties in the scientific knowledge of various unsteady flows, including solid transport effects, in the perspective of ... [more ▼]

The present paper presents studies and tools devoted to the reduction of uncertain-ties in the scientific knowledge of various unsteady flows, including solid transport effects, in the perspective of applications such as restoration, rehabilitation and enhancement of riverbeds, rivers and waterways. This global approach will be tested and fitted in a dynamic and integrated experimental model of reference flows in the laboratory. The relevance of using of physical experimental scale models will be highlighted for the identification of constitutive laws used in numerical modelling. Practical applications prove that the integration of powerful hydrodynamic software for water management is realistic and will lead to compute transient flooding, sedimentation and erosion events in natural compound channels, as well as to design and simulate the behaviour of hydraulic regulation works or locks. It will also help in working out new projects or reconstructions of hydraulic infrastructures, as well as ecological rehabilitations. Even if the sole quantitative plan will be taken into account, this opti-misation project will also lead to highlight favourable solutions, from a qualitative point of view. [less ▲]

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