<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper reports the processes by which a single-phase 3-D CFD model of hydrodynamics in a 17-km-long dam reservoir was developed, verified and tested. A simplified VOF model of flow was elaborated to determine the effect of wind on hydrodynamics in the lake. A hexahedral mesh with over 17 million elements and a k-ω SST turbulence model were defined for single-phase simulations in steady-state conditions. The model was verified on the basis of the extensive flow measurements (StreamPro ADCP, USA). Excellent agreement (average error of less than 10%) between computed and measured velocity profiles was found. The simulation results proved a strong effect of wind on hydrodynamics in the lake, especially on the development of the water circulation pattern in the lacustrine zone.</p></abstract>

This paper reports the processes by which a single-phase 3-D CFD model of hydrodynamics in a 17-km-long dam reservoir was developed, verified and tested. A simplified VOF model of flow was elaborated to determine the effect of wind on hydrodynamics in the lake. A hexahedral mesh with over 17 million elements and a k-ω SST turbulence model were defined for single-phase simulations in steady-state conditions. The model was verified on the basis of the extensive flow measurements (StreamPro ADCP, USA). Excellent agreement (average error of less than 10%) between computed and measured velocity profiles was found. The simulation results proved a strong effect of wind on hydrodynamics in the lake, especially on the development of the water circulation pattern in the lacustrine zone.

3-D CFD simulations of hydrodynamics in the Sulejow dam reservoir

Technical University of Lodz, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Wólczańska 213 Str., 90-924 Łódź, Poland.

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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This paper reports the processes by which a single-phase 3-D CFD model of hydrodynamics in a 17-km-long dam reservoir was developed, verified and tested. A...

3-D CFD simulations of hydrodynamics in the Sulejow dam reservoir

Published Online: Oct 20, 2015

Page range: 334 - 341

Received: Feb 10, 2015

Accepted: Jun 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2015-0033

Keywords
CFD, 3-D hydrodynamic model, Effect of wind, Dam reservoir

© 2015 Aleksandra Ziemińska-Stolarska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

3-D CFD simulations of hydrodynamics in the Sulejow dam reservoir

Published Online: Oct 20, 2015

Page range: 334 - 341

Received: Feb 10, 2015

Accepted: Jun 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2015-0033

KeywordsCFD, 3-D hydrodynamic model, Effect of wind, Dam reservoir

© 2015 Aleksandra Ziemińska-Stolarska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
CFD, 3-D hydrodynamic model, Effect of wind, Dam reservoir