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Hydraulic Behaviour of a Gully Under Surcharge Conditions Pedro Lopes, Jorge Leandro, Rita Carvalho and Ricardo Martins

University of Coimbra Civil Engineering Department

IMAR Institute of Marine Reseach

2- Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 30/05/2012

1- Surcharge event in sewer system of Auckland, New Zeland, 2009

Surcharge Events

1- http://joelcayford.blogspot.pt/2009/10/isnt-aislings-death-stormwater-wake-up.html 2- http://youtu.be/l5rZOFW0I1s

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation

Numerical Simulations

Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Objectives

Behaviour;

Comparison;

Validation.

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Experimental Setup

Channel

50 cm width 1% slope Gully

60 cm length 30 cm width 30 cm height Pipe

8 cm diameter

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

1 - Gully with Simple Inlet (GSI)

Regular and Non-Uniform

Ranging spaces 1 to 4 cm

Created with blockMesh utility in OpenFOAM

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Boundary conditions

(Adapted from Martins,R.)

1 - Gully with Simple Inlet (GSI)

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Inicial Conditions

Q (m3/s) D (m) Vi (m/s) Q6 0.006 0.08 1.194

Vi

OpenFOAM simulations

OpenFOAM version 1.7.1

Solver interFOAM

PISO algoritm

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Turbulence Approach

laminar approach (OpenFOAM numenclature)

Reynolds Average Navier Stokes (RANS)

Standard k-ε model (Launder and Spalding, 1974)

Large-Eddy Simulation (LES)

Smagorinsky model (Smagorinsky, 1963)

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

RANS

LES

Tests performed

Flow with 6 liters/second Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Distant of the experimental results

2 - Gully with Inlet Curve (GIC)

Non-Regular and Non-Uniform (Thetraedrical cells)

Ranging spaces 1 to 1.5 cm

Created with SALOME-Platform

Influence of the curve + curve losses

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Boundary conditions

3 - Gully with Inlet Curve and Energy Losses (GICEL)

Non-Regular and Non-Uniform (Thetraedrical cells)

Ranging spaces 1 to 1.5 cm

Created with SALOME-Platform

Influence of the curve + curve losses + installation losses

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

(Lencastre,1987)

Boundary conditions

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Inicial Conditions

MESH 3 - Gully with Inlet Curve and Energy Losses (GICEL)

Q (m3/s) D (m) Vi (m/s) Q2 0.002 0.06 0.707 Q4 0.004 0.06 1.414 Q6 0.006 0.06 2.122

Vi

Tests performed

Contour Average

Limits of 95% confidence interval for the average

Q2 Q4 Q6

Q2 Q4 Q6

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Q2 Q4 Q6

Pressure Left Wall

[KPa]

Pressure Right Wall [KPa]

Pressure at left and right wall

0 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 0

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Tests performed

Velocity and pressure at gully bottom

Q2 Q4 Q6

2 1 0

3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0

2 1 0

3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0

2 1 0

3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0

Pressure [KPa]

Velocity [m/s]

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Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Tests performed

Stream Lines

Q2 Q4 Q6 Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Tests performed

Velocities in directions x, y and z

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Tests performed

Angular variation of velocity

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Tests performed

Experimental Q4 Numerical Q4 (using laminar)

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Tests performed

Experimental Q4 Numerical Q4 (using LES)

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Further testing, using LES

Tests performed

Conclusions

Useful tool

Mesh generation and experimental setup;

Fully characterized.

Objectives

Experimental Setup

Mesh Generation


Results

Conclusions

Introduction

Thank you for your attention Pedro Lopes Email contact: [email protected]

University of Coimbra Civil Engineering Department

IMAR Institute of Marine Reseach

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