Author(s): Prakash Kumar Sinha; Binit Kumar; Zulfequar Ahmad

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Keywords: Curvilinear; Hydraulic-performance; Piano Key Weir; Water flow profile

Abstract: With rising demand for storing water in reservoirs, many spillways require modification by optimizing their shape for enhancing their discharge capacity. A Piano Key Weir (PK weir) is a modified weir and it is installed at the dams to augment the discharge capacity of the weir. Due to different geometrical configurations of PK weirs, the hydraulic performance of the weir is still in evolving research. In this study, hydraulic performance of two different models of PK weir is studied experimentally. All the configurations of both the PK weir are same except the shape of the outlet keys. The outlet key of the first model is linear whereas for the second model a curvilinear ogee shape is adopted. Ten discharges between 0.0075-0.03 m3/s and ratio of head over crest to weir height between 0.17-0.58 m were considered for each model. Water surface profiles were plotted along longitudinal and transverse directions at various sections of the PK weir. The effect of the weir geometry on discharging capacity was studied and it is found that the PK weir with curvilinear shaped outlet key is hydraulically more efficient than the linear shaped key. The coefficient of discharge of PK weir with curvilinear shaped outlet key is 12.41-18.15% more than the linear shaped key.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26077/d163-390d

Year: 2022