3-D Numerical Simulation of the Flow Field of Cutthroat Flume

Abstract:

For cooperating with automation of flow measurement in irrigation districts, the method of flow measurement needs to be improved. Considering that sedimentation may appear at most channels and comparing with common water measure equipment, cutthroat flume measuring flume become the most suitable flow measurement structure adopted in irrigation districts with the advantages of the simple structure, the lower upstream backwater, not easy to silt the flume and so on. In the background of the cutthroat flume of one channel in the Ye River irrigation district of Shijiazhuang and on the basis of RNG k-εturbulence model, the 3-D numerical simulation of the flow field of cutthroat flume is carried out to obtain the distribution of velocity field and pressure field. By comparing the calculation value of nodal velocity with the measured value of nodal velocity, the reliability of the result of numerical simulation is proved. The above conclusions provide theoretical basis for further optimization design of cutthroat flume.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 488-489)
• Pages: 1227-1230
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.488-489.1227
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Qing Lan Qi*, Qian Huo, Qing Qing Ye, Jun Zhang
• Keywords: Cutthroat Flume, Numerical Simulation, Pressure Field, Velocity Field

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