Hydraulics

Prof. B.S. Thandaveswara

15.1 Flow below a Sluice Gate

V1 ___ 2g
___2

Sluice Gate H1 y 1 1 2
W

Hydraulic jump 3 y = W y 2

l Rapidly varied flow with Hydraulic jump (1 and 3 subcritical flows, 2 Super critical flow)

Flow below a Sluice gate

2 v1 2g opening w

H1 = y1 +

depth at vena contracta y = w or = Q = Cd C v bw 2g ( y1 -y ) = Cd C v bw1.5 2g ( n- ) = K bw1.5 2g The value of n =

y y ,n= 1 w w

y1 , range is 1.50 to 5.00. w 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 = 0.630 n = 3 = 0.625

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Hydraulics

Prof. B.S. Thandaveswara

n = 10 = 0.620 Vena contra is located at a distance of

y1 = 1. n

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

y2 H = 1 + 16 1 1 1 w 2 w
Figure shows the limiting tail water level for modular flow below a sluice gate.

5 4 3 2 1 0 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 = 0.611 Submerged Flow Modular Flow assuming y1 __ H1

10

Ratio n = y1/w Limiting tail-water level for modular flow below a sluice gate
Henderson proposed an equation for the contraction coefficient for the radial (Tainter) gate which depends on inclination angle .
=1- 0.75 + 0.36 90 90
2

The expected error is less than 5% provided that < 90o . Thus the discharge coefficient for radial gate is given by Cd =
w 1+ y1
0. 5

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