TY  - CHAP
A1  - Valero, Daniel
A1  - Bung, Daniel B.
A1  - Crookston, B. M.
A1  - Matos, J.
ED  - Crookston, B.
ED  - Tullis, B.
T1  - Numerical investigation of USBR type III stilling basin performance downstream of smooth and stepped spillways
BT  - Session 1: Hydraulic structures
T2  - Hydraulic Structures and Water System Management. 6th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Portland, OR, 27-30 June 2016
Y1  - 2016
SN  - 978-1-884575-75-4
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15142/T340628160853
SP  - 635
EP  - 646
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Valero, Daniel
A1  - Bung, Daniel B.
A1  - Crookston, B.M.
T1  - Energy dissipation of a Type III basin under design and adverse conditions for stepped and smooth spillways
JF  - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
N2  - New information regarding the influence of a stepped chute on the hydraulic performance of the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Type III hydraulic jump stilling basin is presented for design (steady) and adverse (decreasing tailwater) conditions. Using published experimental data and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models, this paper presents a detailed comparison between smooth-chute and stepped-chute configurations for chute slopes of 0.8H:1V and 4H:1V and Froude numbers (F) ranging from 3.1 to 9.5 for a Type III basin designed for F = 8. For both stepped and smooth chutes, the relative role of each basin element was quantified, up to the most hydraulic extreme case of jump sweep-out. It was found that, relative to a smooth chute, the turbulence generated by a stepped chute causes a higher maximum velocity decay within the stilling basin, which represents an enhancement of the Type III basin’s performance but also a change in the relative role of the basin elements. Results provide insight into the ability of the CFD models [unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with renormalization group (RNG) k-ϵ turbulence model and volume-of-fluid (VOF) for free surface tracking] to predict the transient basin flow structure and velocity profiles. Type III basins can perform adequately with a stepped chute despite the effects steps have on the relative role of each basin element. It is concluded that the classic Type III basin design, based upon methodology by reclamation specific to smooth chutes, can be hydraulically improved for the case of stepped chutes for design and adverse flow conditions using the information presented herein.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001482
SN  - 0733-9429
N1  - Article number 04018036
VL  - 144
IS  - 7
PB  - ASCE
CY  - Reston, Va.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Valero, D.
A1  - Bung, Daniel B.
A1  - Crookston, B. M.
T1  - Closure to “Energy Dissipation of a Type III Basin under Design and Adverse Conditions for Stepped and Smooth Spillways”
JF  - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001669
VL  - 146
IS  - 2
PB  - ASCE
CY  - Reston, Va.
ER  -