Author(s): Angel N. Menendez; Nicolas D. Badano; Lio A. Lecertua
Linked Author(s): Angel Menéndez
Keywords: Hydraulic models; Numerical models; Hydraulic design; Scale effects; Models interaction
Abstract: A strategy for the design of hydraulic structures isproposed, consisting in a first stage where the flow in the physical model is numerically simulatedin order to validate the numerical model, and in a second stage where the flow in the prototype is numerically simulated in order to extrapolate the results to this scale. This is illustrated for two problems with quite different levels of complexity, associated to the design of the Third Set of Locks of the Panama Canal: the determination of the time for water level equalization between chambers, and the calculation of the amplitude of free surface oscillations in the lock chambers.
Year: 2013