Discharge coefficients of standard spillways at high altitudes

This paper presents an experimental campaign conducted next to the Condoroma dam, in Perú, at 4075 m a.s.l. The tests carried out in this paper were conducted in a 21 m long channel located at the toe of Condoroma dam. The setup consisted of a series of standard profile spillways with a vertical ups...

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Autores: Rendón, Víctor, Sánchez Juny, Martí|||0000-0003-2877-7711, Estrella Toral, Soledad|||0000-0002-6450-6305, Sanz Ramos, Marcos|||0000-0003-2534-0039, Rucano, Percy, Huarca Pulcha, Alan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/407130
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/407130
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/designs8020022
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Spillways -- Design and construction
Ogee profile
Discharge coefficients
Atmospheric pressure
High altitude
Preses (Enginyeria) -- Mesures de seguretat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica, marítima i sanitària::Embassaments i preses
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Sumario:This paper presents an experimental campaign conducted next to the Condoroma dam, in Perú, at 4075 m a.s.l. The tests carried out in this paper were conducted in a 21 m long channel located at the toe of Condoroma dam. The setup consisted of a series of standard profile spillways with a vertical upstream face of up to five different dimensionless heights (P/Hd) ranging from 0.5 to 2. The experimental results indicated that, the P/Hd ratio influences the discharge coefficients in Condoroma, and P/Hd = 1 values are recommended for the design of the spillway profile. In addition, for all the P/Hd ratios studied, the discharge coefficients adjusted to the Condoroma altitude were lower than those reported by classical formulations used in conventional spillway designs. Finally, a generalized equation is proposed to estimate the discharge coefficient for standard spillways located in dams at similar elevations above sea level.