pmf = 8880 cumecs

glof 6830 cumecs

Total flood = 15710 cumecs

Flood value for Energy

Dissipation
Arrangement=60% 0f
total flood = 4440 cumecs
q= 111 cumecs/m
Arun 3 HEP
Max. Scour Calculation downstream of dam bucket as Per IS : 7
Full Reservoir Elevation
Dam bucket Lip Elevation =

ds = m (q H4)0.5 where ds = depth of scour in m below tailwater level;

m = constant= 0.36 for minimum expected scour)
= ( (0.54 for probable scour under sustained spillway operation)
= (0.65 for ultimate scour);
q = discharge intensity (m3/s )/m; and 111
H4 = reservoir pool elevation — bucket lip elevation, in m
H4 = 54.47

NOTES 1 Ultimate scour means the final stabilised scour. 2 Probable scour means the scour which may reasonably be expected in any indiv
3 Minimum scour means the minimum scour in any case.
qH4 = 6046.17

Depth of Scour below tail water level ,ds

= 41.9888458046
Tail Water Level = 800

Therefore elevation at which plunge pool

base concrete needs to be placed = 758.0111541954

Another formula to work out the probable scour is also given below for guidance: ds = 1.9 H 3 0.225 q0.54 when ds = depth of scou
tailwater elevation, in m.
Discharge Intensity per m of the bucket = 111
H3 = Reservoir pool elevation -Tail Water
Level = 45
Depth of scour below Tail Water Level = d 56.9116038866
Scour Depth as perresearch paper by
Yossef l Hafez,
Royal commission Yanbu Colleges and
Institutes, Yanbu
University College, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence: Youssef I Hafez, Royal
commission as per old approach is given
as Ds+h2 = Kqeqhehgegded[ ρ/(ρs-ρ]ρ
equilibrium scour depth at the plunge pool
scour holemeasured from original river bed
where D = level
s

downsream water depth= TWL-

h2 = RiverBedLevel
= 7.5
K= a coefficient
( (0.54 for probable scour under sustained
= spillway operation)
q= discharge per unit width
= 111
Full reservoir level/MDDL- downstream
h= water level
= 25
g= 9.81
d = bed material charcteristic diameter
= 0.55
ρ= density of water
= 1000
ρs= density of bed material grains
2500
eq,eh,eg,ed and ee are exponents whose values are determined experimentally and given in Table 1
Taking values from Table 1 for Veronese, eq=
eh=
eg=
ed=
eρ =
Substituting various values Ds=
Ds=

The Present Approach as per the paper

The flow jet force F = ρQV where

ρ=
=
Q=
=
V =
=
Jet falling head H = Highest level of jet
trajectory - Tail Water Level=

The flow jet force F = ρQV =

=
Vertical component of this jet force
=ρQVSinβ
The work done by gravity ,Wg on this vertical jet is equal to the vertical force times
vertical travelled distance i.e.Wg =ρQVSinβ*(H±h2+Ds)where β is the water je
inclination to the surface water in the plunge pool

The volume of the scoured bed material in the scour hole is equal to the volume of
of the volume of the scoured material in the conical scour

where ρs is the specific weight of the bed material, ρ is the specific weight of the po
bed material and ϕ is the slope angle of the conic scour hole. This weight force of th
to act at the center of gravity of the scour hole which is Ds /3 below the original river
The work done in moving this material out of the scour hole, Wo , is equal to the sub
3 and is given as:

Wo = (ρs-ρ)(1-p)1/3Π(Ds/tanՓ)DsDs/3ρg(SG-1)(1-p)1/9Π Ds

Substituting various values we get, Wo =

 porosity of the river bed material p =

Where SG is the specific gravity of the bed material. The work/energy transfer theo
done by gravity on the jet flow is converted, or transferred to a work done in movin
scour hole (Basic mechanics: the change in potential energy is equal to the work do
equations (4) and (5), i.e., λ Wg = Wo where λ is an energy transfer efficiency coeffic
energy loses. λ may be taken as unity for simplification. Equalizing a
Ds yield:

Wg =

Let Ds =
Therefore, λ = Wo/Wg =
Ds4 =9λ(tanՓ)2 QVSinβ (H±h2+Ds)/(Πg(SG-1)(1-p)
Փ=
=
=
SG=
=

Substituting various values in Equation 2 , we get

Ds4 =
Ds =

65536
256
16
272.33673054793
16.5026279891395
4.06234267254001
2.01552540855729
n downstream of dam bucket as Per IS : 7365 (2010)
845 m
790.53 m

0.36
sustained spillway operation) 0.54
0.65
cumecs/m

means the scour which may reasonably be expected in any individual case of sustained spillway operation.
cour means the minimum scour in any case.

m
m

uidance: ds = 1.9 H 3 0.225 q0.54 when ds = depth of scour, in m; and H 3 = reservoir pool elevation minus
tailwater elevation, in m.

m
m
 Equation 1

m
m

0.054
cumecs/m
cumecs/m

m
m/sec2
m 0.12

kg/m3
kg/m3
kg/m3
kg/m3
perimentally and given in Table 1 2000
0.54
0.225
0
-0.42
0
Kqeqhehgegded[ ρ/(ρs-ρ]ρ -h2
1814.0971609222
 density of flow jet water
issuing from sluice section
bucket lip

1100 kg/m3
flow jet discharge m3/sec
888 m3/sec
velocity of flow jet
31 m/sec 12

6.07

30280800 kg
30280.8 tons

19464123.0513962
on this vertical jet is equal to the vertical force times the
Wg =ρQVSinβ*(H±h2+Ds)where β is the water jet
the surface water in the plunge pool
Equation 4
β= 40 degrees
m by"Data if" command
Let Ds = 6.000
Wg = 380912888.1 380912.88812

material in the scour hole is equal to the volume of a cone. The submerged weight
volume of the scoured material in the conical scour hole is

(ρs-ρ)(1-p)1/3Π(Ds/tanՓ)2Ds

f the bed material, ρ is the specific weight of the pool water, p is the porosity of the
angle of the conic scour hole. This weight force of the scoured material is assumed
the scour hole which is Ds /3 below the original river bed for cone‒shaped volumes.
aterial out of the scour hole, Wo , is equal to the submerged weight force times Ds /
3 and is given as:

ρs-ρ)(1-p)1/3Π(Ds/tanՓ)DsDs/3ρg(SG-1)(1-p)1/9Π Ds4/tanՓ Equation 5

3695486993543.29 Kg 380912.88812
 0.4

of the bed material. The work/energy transfer theory, Hafez , states that the work
w is converted, or transferred to a work done in moving the bed material out of the
he change in potential energy is equal to the work done). This results in equality of
= Wo where λ is an energy transfer efficiency coefficient accounting for the various
may be taken as unity for simplification. Equalizing and solving for
Ds yield:

ρQVSinβ*(H±h2+Ds) Since , H/h2= 14.8

380912888
6.000 m As H/h2 is >1, use +sign for h2
1.000
)2 QVSinβ (H±h2+Ds)/(Πg(SG-1)(1-p) Equation 7a
slope angle of the conic scour hole
=angle of repose of the river bed material
40 degrees 0.6981317008 radians
specific gravity of the bed material.
2.6
74167.294806
s values in Equation 2 , we get

74167.295 m4
16.503 m

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4.0623426725
 p 0
h/h2>1 Ds 13.8994
Ds^4 37,322.65
37,323.66 0.00%

h/h2<1 Ds 7.9606 AT Rock line

Ds^4 4,016.10
4,015.90 0.00%

h/h2>1 Porosity Ds Ds (LHS) Ds (RHS) Error

0.10 14.31 41978.29 41965.34 0.00
0.20 14.79 47860.24 47852.93 0.00
0.30 15.35 55548.41 55552.18 0.00
0.40 16.03 65998.20 66023.83 0.00
0.50 16.87 81044.97 81046.73 0.00
0.60 17.97 104256.45 104259.44 0.00
0.70 19.50 144492.66 144494.42 0.00
0.80 21.89 229577.15 229620.16 0.00
0.90 26.74 511218.97 511453.00 0.00
1 - #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Not applicable due to P=1