Hydraulics Prof. B.S.

Thandaveswara

15.1 Flow below a Sluice Gate

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V1
___
2g

Sluice
Gate
Hydraulic
H1 y 1
jump
1
2 3 y
W y = δW 2

l
Rapidly varied flow with Hydraulic jump (1 and 3 subcritical flows,
2 Super critical flow)
Flow below a Sluice gate
v12
H1 = y1 +
2g
opening w
y y
depth at vena contracta y = δw or δ= ,n= 1
w w
Q = Cd C v bw 2g ( y1 -y )
= Cd C v bw1.5 2g ( n-δ )
= K bw1.5 2g
y1
The value of n = , range is 1.50 to 5.00.
w
δ ranges between 0.648 to 0.624.

Cd ranges between 0.607 to 0.596.

As 'n' increases from 1.5, Cd decreases upto 2.40 with a value of 0.600 to 0.596. Then

further increase in n (> 2.40) the Cd value increases from 0.596 to 0.624. For the same

range, 'K' increases from 0.614 to 1.279.

For

n = 2 δ = 0.630

n = 3 δ = 0.625

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n = 10 δ = 0.620
y1
Vena contra is located at a distance of = 1.
nδ

The sequent depth of jump should not exceed the value given by

y2 δ ⎡ ⎛H ⎞ ⎤
= ⎢ 1 + 16 ⎜ 1 − 1⎟ − 1⎥
w 2 ⎢⎣ ⎝ δw ⎠ ⎥⎦

Figure shows the limiting tail water level for modular flow below a sluice gate.

5
δ = 0.611
4
Submerged
Flow
3

Modular Flow
2
assuming y1 __ H1
1

0 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ratio n = y1/w
Limiting tail-water level for modular flow below a sluice gate

Henderson proposed an equation for the contraction coefficient δ for the radial (Tainter)

gate which depends on inclination angle θ .

2
⎛ θ ⎞ ⎛ θ ⎞
δ =1- 0.75 ⎜ D ⎟ + 0.36 ⎜ D ⎟
⎝ 90 ⎠ ⎝ 90 ⎠

The expected error is less than 5% provided that θ < 90o . Thus the discharge coefficient

δ
for radial gate is given by Cd = 0. 5
.
⎛ δw ⎞
⎜1+ ⎟
⎝ y1 ⎠

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