Flow Characteristics in Flood-Control Tunnel 10, Fort Randall Dam, Missouri River, South Dakota. Hydraulic Prototype Tests.

Abstract

Tests were conducted in tunnel 10 to investigate flow characteristics of a large circular tunnel, flowing full. Measurements included pressures in the tunnel intake and along the tunnel, and velocity distributions obtained from nine total-head tubes mounted on a streamlined strut spanning the tunnel horizontally. The strut instrumentation also included six pressure transducers and three hot-film anemometers. The electrical signals from the transducers and anemometers were recorded on both oscillographs and magnetic tape. Total-head tubes mounted on boundary zone probes were used to traverse the region of flow near the wall. Intake and transition pressures were generally lower than those measured in a previous model study of the tunnel. Resistance coefficients indicate an interior surface intermediate between hydraulically smooth and rough flow limits, but closer to rough. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0717974

Entities

People

  • C. J. Huval
  • J. V. Dawsey Jr.
  • W. C. Blanton

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anemometers
  • Flood Control
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Missouri River
  • Oscillographs
  • Pressure Transducers
  • South Dakota
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.