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Water SA

versão On-line ISSN 1816-7950
versão impressa ISSN 0378-4738

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GHOBADIAN, Rasool; TABAR, Zahra Seydi  e  KOOCHAK, Parisa. Numerical study of junction-angle effects on flow pattern in a river confluence located in a river bend. Water SA [online]. 2016, vol.42, n.1, pp.43-51. ISSN 1816-7950.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v42i1.06.

The effect of main channel curvature on the flow pattern in river junctions is a complex and important issue. The 3-dimensional flow pattern in a river bend with a lateral or tributary channel is not only affected by the centrifugal force and pressure gradient but is also affected by the tributary channel's momentum. Understanding this phenomenon requires extensive research: in this study the effect of 4 tributary junction angles, placed at a 45° angle from the beginning of the bend, is studied using SSIIM1 software. The effect of the junction angle on the vertical and transverse velocity profile, water level changes in the main channel, bed shear-stress distribution and secondary flow strength were evaluated. The results showed that by increasing the junction angle from 30° to 115° the streamwise velocity in the vicinity of the centre line and the inner wall of the bend increases. Increasing the junction angle also increases the separation zone dimensions, maximum bed shear stress, difference between the upstream and downstream water level in the junction and the secondary flow strength.

Palavras-chave : flow pattern; junction angle; 180 degree bend; SSIIM1 numerical model.

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