Water Velocity Measurements on a Vertical Barrier Screen at the Bonneville Dam Second Powerhouse
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Site Description
3. Methods
3.1. Experimental Setup and Data Collection
3.2. Data Analysis
4. Results
Unit | B2CC Status | Discharge Rate (m3/s) | Va (m/s) | % of Va < 0.12 m/s | Vs (m/s) | RMS (m/s) | Vs/Va |
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14A | Open | 340 | 0.126 | 44.72 | 0.500 | 0.292 | 4.866 |
Open | 416 | 0.154 | 36.39 | 0.604 | 0.363 | 4.707 | |
Open | 447 | 0.162 | 35.28 | 0.627 | 0.396 | 4.663 | |
Closed | 340 | 0.120 | 48.89 | 0.491 | 0.296 | 5.051 | |
Closed | 416 | 0.152 | 36.94 | 0.610 | 0.376 | 4.482 | |
Closed | 447 | 0.166 | 33.61 | 0.664 | 0.401 | 4.265 | |
12A | Open | 447 | 0.157 | 39.72 | 0.579 | 0.371 | 4.466 |
Closed | 447 | 0.183 | 25.00 | 0.668 | 0.379 | 3.938 |
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Hughes, J.S.; Deng, Z.D.; Weiland, M.A.; Martinez, J.J.; Yuan, Y. Water Velocity Measurements on a Vertical Barrier Screen at the Bonneville Dam Second Powerhouse. Energies 2011, 4, 2038-2048. https://doi.org/10.3390/en4112038
Hughes JS, Deng ZD, Weiland MA, Martinez JJ, Yuan Y. Water Velocity Measurements on a Vertical Barrier Screen at the Bonneville Dam Second Powerhouse. Energies. 2011; 4(11):2038-2048. https://doi.org/10.3390/en4112038
Chicago/Turabian StyleHughes, James S., Z. Daniel Deng, Mark A. Weiland, Jayson J. Martinez, and Yong Yuan. 2011. "Water Velocity Measurements on a Vertical Barrier Screen at the Bonneville Dam Second Powerhouse" Energies 4, no. 11: 2038-2048. https://doi.org/10.3390/en4112038