Discharge and flow field of the circular channel along the side weir

摘要

The side weir is one of the most important hydraulic structures that is used by hydraulic engineers for adjusting and controlling flow in urban waste collection systems, irrigation and drainage networks. In this study, an equation is proposed for computing side weir discharge located on circular channels. The equation computes the side weir discharge with sufficient accuracy. Then, the RNG k-epsilon turbulence model is used for simulating the turbulence of the flow field and the free surface flow variations are modeled using volume of fluid scheme. Comparing experimental results with numerical simulations indicates acceptable accuracy of the numerical model. Also, the side weir discharge coefficients, flow free surface variation, behavior of dividing stream surface and variations of stagnation point height for different discharges within a circular channel along a side weir were examined.