| Abstrakt: |
Abstract: The hydraulic characteristics of flow over rectangular broad-crested weirs with varying upstream slopes were experimentally studied. A series of laboratory experiments was performed to investigate the effects of changing upstream slopes from 90º to 75º, 60º, 45º, 30º, 22.5º, 15º, and 10º on the flow surface pattern, discharge coefficient values, approach velocity profile and flow separation zone. In addition, a new mathematical relationship for water surface profile and a new correction factor to estimate discharge coefficient over weirs with various upstream slopes were introduced. The results showed decreasing upstream slopes from 90º to 10º leading to increasing discharge coefficient values and dissipation of the separation zone. |
