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Variables from the figure
Variables from the figure


* D -- Diameter of original culvert
* D — Diameter of original culvert
* V<sub>n</sub> -- Tailwater velocity
* V<sub>n</sub> &mdash; Tailwater velocity
* y<sub>n</sub> -- Tailwater depth
* y<sub>n</sub> &mdash; Tailwater depth
* L -- Length from beginning of one roughness element  to the beginning of the next roughness element.
* L &mdash; Length from beginning of one roughness element  to the beginning of the next roughness element.
* h -- Height of roughness element
* h &mdash; Height of roughness element
* h<sub>1</sub> -- length from top of roughness element to enlarged culvert ceiling
* h<sub>1</sub> &mdash; length from top of roughness element to enlarged culvert ceiling
* h<sub>2</sub> -- height of splash shield on enlarged culvert ceiling.
* h<sub>2</sub> &mdash; height of splash shield on enlarged culvert ceiling.
* h<sub>3</sub> -- rise of enlarged culvert.
* h<sub>3</sub> &mdash; rise of enlarged culvert.


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[[Image:HY8fig7-4.jpg]]
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Variables from the figure
Variables from the figure


* D -- Diameter of original culvert
* D &mdash; Diameter of original culvert
* D<sub>1</sub> -- Diameter of enlarged culvert
* D<sub>1</sub> &mdash; Diameter of enlarged culvert
* D<sub>i</sub> -- Diameter of roughened section
* D<sub>i</sub> &mdash; Diameter of roughened section
* h -- Height of roughness element
* h &mdash; Height of roughness element
* L -- Length from beginning of one roughness element  to the beginning of the next roughness element.
* L &mdash; Length from beginning of one roughness element  to the beginning of the next roughness element.
   
   
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Variables from the figure
Variables from the figure


* D -- Diameter of original culvert
* D &mdash; Diameter of original culvert
* T -- Water surface width at critical flow condition
* T &mdash; Water surface width at critical flow condition
* y -- Depth of flow
* y &mdash; Depth of flow






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Revision as of 00:08, 10 January 2013

The only input variable required for this calculation is the following:

  • Diameter of enlarged culvert


The following figures show implementations of tumbling flow within circular culverts along with the variables used to design the energy dissipator.

HY8fig7-1.jpg

Variables from the figure

  • D — Diameter of original culvert
  • Vn — Tailwater velocity
  • yn — Tailwater depth
  • L — Length from beginning of one roughness element to the beginning of the next roughness element.
  • h — Height of roughness element
  • h1 — length from top of roughness element to enlarged culvert ceiling
  • h2 — height of splash shield on enlarged culvert ceiling.
  • h3 — rise of enlarged culvert.

HY8fig7-4.jpg

Variables from the figure

  • D — Diameter of original culvert
  • D1 — Diameter of enlarged culvert
  • Di — Diameter of roughened section
  • h — Height of roughness element
  • L — Length from beginning of one roughness element to the beginning of the next roughness element.

HY8image6.jpg

Variables from the figure

  • D — Diameter of original culvert
  • T — Water surface width at critical flow condition
  • y — Depth of flow