This paper examines the effect of coupling several equations for vertical velocity profiles in a depth-integrated model to clarify the roles of three-dimensional flow structures minimizing the errors from the two-dimensional calculation model. In addition, this paper develops a numerical discretization method for the dispersion terms in the horizontal momentum equations. It is revealed that the use of the 2DC model underestimates the water surface elevation through the comparisons with the experimental datasets, advanced 2DC and 3DC results. The prediction of water surface elevation is considerably improved by taking into account of secondary flow effect with vorticity equations. It is clarified that the accuracy in predicting the water surface elevation is increased with increasing the degree of the function for vertical velocity profiles in advanced 2DC models or the number of vertical grids in 3DC model, while non-hydrostatic pressure and variation in vertical velocity have a second importance.
Numerical Calculations for Curved Open Channel Flows with Advanced Depth-Integrated Models
KSCE J Civ Eng
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering ; 28 , 3 ; 1026-1040
2024-03-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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