Conference proceeding
A Numerical Model for Hydraulic Transients in Drainage Systems
Critical transitions in water and environmental resources management : proceedings of the 2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress : June 27-July 1, 2004, Salt Lake City, UT, pp.1-9
2004
DOI: 10.1061/40737(2004)394
Abstract
Most Cities count on networks of underground tunnels for the conveyance of storm water and wastewater. When a storm exceeds the design event, the flow in the tunnels may transition through free-surface flow to pressurized flow with the potential of generating unacceptable hydraulic transients. A numerical model of the flow during the filling of the tunnels, including transition from free-surface flow to pressurized flow, was developed at the IIHR. The code was used to predict the hydraulic transients in the West Area CSO tunnels system located in the city of Atlanta. Different design alternatives were evaluated to mitigate the pressure oscillations and overflows during a heavy storm. In this paper, a brief description of the numerical model and some results of the simulations are presented.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Numerical Model for Hydraulic Transients in Drainage Systems
- Creators
- M PolitanoJ OdgaardS JainW Klecan
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Critical transitions in water and environmental resources management : proceedings of the 2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress : June 27-July 1, 2004, Salt Lake City, UT, pp.1-9
- DOI
- 10.1061/40737(2004)394
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2004
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; IIHR--Hydroscience and Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984627206202771
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