Simulation Feedback of Temperature Field of Super-High Arch Dam during Operation and Its Difference with Design Temperature

Autor: Chunyao Hou, Dong Chai, Heng Cheng, Shaoqing Ning, Bo Yang, Yi Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Water, Vol 14, Iss 24, p 4028 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4441
DOI: 10.3390/w14244028
Popis: Temperature is one of the main loads of super-high arch dams. (1) Background: a super-high arch dam in southwest China was taken as an example in this paper and the temporal-spatial evolution law of dam temperature was analyzed based on the monitoring data. (2) Methods: the finite element simulation analysis method was adopted to invert the boundary conditions of temperature on the upstream surface and the thermal parameters of the concrete, and the temperature evolution process of the arch dam in long-term operation was simulated and analyzed. After the distribution characteristics of the designed reservoir water temperature and the actual reservoir water temperature were compared, the difference in the temperature field of the arch dam during the impoundment and operation under the designed and actual conditions was studied. (3) Results: the temporal-spatial evolution law of the temperature in the dam operation period accords with the conventional knowledge, and the calculated value through simulation feedback is in good agreement with the monitoring value, which can reflect the actual temperature field distribution of the dam. (4) Conclusions: under the design condition, the dam temperature rose slowly after closure grouting and then tended to be stable. Under the actual condition, the temperature rose by 7.1~9.2 °C after closure grouting, reached the highest temperature in about 8~12 years, and fell back to a stable temperature in 40~80 years.
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