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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ICE-HARBOR TYPE FISHWAY (아이스하버식 어도 내 수리특성에 관한 수치해석연구)

  • Ko, S.H.;Choi, H.K.;Lee, H.B.;Rhee, S.H.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.15-19
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    • 2015
  • A fishway is a structure on or around artificial and natural barriers, such as dams, locks and waterfalls, to help fishes' natural migration. In this paper, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, termed SNUFOAM is used to analyze vertical hydraulic characteristic of rollway of fishway. Volume-of-fluid (VOF) method was used to handle free-surface. It is important to determine the factors influencing flow characteristics in fishway because fish use directional information from the flow characteristics to navigate through fishway. Fishway was modeled in 2-D and the influence of the stream velocity, slope, and weir height of fishway was tested. In results, the transition Reynolds number was $2{\times}10^5{\sim}3{\times}10^5$.

Two-Dimensional River Flow Analysis Modeling By Finite Element Method (유한요소법에 의한 2차원 하천 흐름 모형의 개발)

  • Han, Kun-Yeun;Kim, Sang-Ho;Kim, Byung-Hyun;Choi, Seung-Yong
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.425-429
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    • 2006
  • The understanding and prediction of the behavior of flow in open channels are important to the solution of a wide variety of practical flow problems in water resources engineering. Recently, frequent drought has increased the necessity of an effective water resources control and management of river flows for reserving instream flow. The objective of this study is to develop an efficient and accurate finite element model based on Streamline Upwind/Petrov-Galerkin(SU/PG) scheme for analyzing and predicting two dimensional flow features in complex natural rivers. Several tests were performed in developed all elements(4-Node, 6-Node, 8-Node elements) for the purpose of validation and verification of the developed model. The U-shaped channel of flow and natural river of flow were performed for tests. The results were compared with these of laboratory experiments and RMA-2 model. Such results showed that solutions of high order elements were better accurate and improved than those of linear elements. Also, the suggested model displayed reasonable velocity distribution compare to RMA-2 model in meandering domain for application of natural river flow. Accordingly, the developed finite element model is feasible and produces reliable results for simulation of two dimensional natural river flow. Also, One contribution of this study is to present that results can lead to significant gain in analyzing the accurate flow behavior associated with hydraulic structure such as weir and water intake station and flow of chute and pool.

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Parametric Study of a Fixed-blade Runner in an Ultra-low-head Gate Turbine

  • Mohamed Murshid Shamsuddeen;Duc Anh Nguyen;Jin-Hyuk Kim
    • New & Renewable Energy
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.116-125
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    • 2024
  • Ultra-low-head is an unexplored classification among the sites in which hydroelectric power can be produced. This is typically owing to the low power output and the economic value of the turbines available in this segment. A turbine capable of operating in an ultra-low-head condition without the need of a dam to produce electricity is developed in this study. A gate structure installed at a shallow water channel acting as a weir generates artificial head for the turbine mounted on the gate to produce power. The turbine and generator are designed to be compact and submersible for an efficient and silent operation. The gate angle is adjustable to operate the turbine at varying flow rates. The turbine is designed and tested using computational fluid dynamics tools prior to manufacturing and experimental studies. A parametric study of the runner blade parameters is conducted to obtain the most efficient blade design with minimal hydraulic losses. These parameters include the runner stagger and runner leading edge flow angles. The selected runner design showed improved hydraulic characteristics of the turbine to operate in an ultra-low-head site with minimal losses.

Influence of Water Supply Withdrawal on the River Flow and Water Quality (하천취수가 하천흐름 및 수질에 미치는 영향)

  • Seo, Il Won;Song, Chang Geun
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.31 no.4B
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    • pp.343-352
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    • 2011
  • The water quantity by intake station as well as the tributary flow discharge acting as sink or source were added to the main flow rate in the present study and RMA-2 and RMA-4 models were applied to the reach from Pal-dang dam to Jam-sil submerged weir to investigate the influence of water supply withdrawal on the river flow and water quality. The numerical results revealed that the water supply withdrawal from 5 intake stations located upstream of Jam-sil submerged weir changed the total flow rate and therby induced different hydraulic characteristics in terms of water surface elevation and velocity. The changed flow field by the inclusion of water intake quantity led to the variation of water quality. By the consideration of the water supply withdrawal, the velocity structure was significantly disturbed by the outflowing flow condition nearby Gu-ui, Ja-yang, and Pung-nap intake stations. Furthermore, the mean velocity was lowered by 25% and the stage upstream of Gu-ui station rose upto 1.5 cm compared with the result by exclusion of water intake. In case of no water withdrawal, the distribution of BOD concentration was parallel throughout the domain. However, when the water withdrawal is considered, the distribution of BOD concentration nearby the Gu-ui, Am-sa, and Ja-yang station was signifiantly changed. In addition, the BOD concentration including the intake stations showed higher value at the downstream of the reach due to the loss of the discharge by water withdrawal effect. It is concluded that both the inflow and outflow discharges from tributaries and water intake stations should be included in the numerical simulation to analyze the hydrodynamic behaviors and mixing characteristics more accurately.

A Scheme for listing on FAO GIAHS and Preservation of Juk-Bang-Ryeum in the Southern Coast of Korea (남해안 죽방렴의 세계중요농어업유산 등재 및 보존 방안)

  • Lee, Kyung-Joo;Kwon, Hojong;Jeong, Dae-Yul
    • Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.325-336
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    • 2019
  • There are many bamboo weir (Juk-Bang-Ryeum) with the highest preservation value as a fisheries heritage from Sacheon to Namhae area in the Korea Hanrye National Marine Park. It was designated as a Korea National Cultural Property Sightseeing No. 71, and also as an important fishery asset listed in the Korea National Important Fisheries Heritage No. 3. It is an important cultural heritage that should be preserved for the future as a community asset to the local residents, and should be preserved as it's original form because of unique traditional fishery style in the world as well as natural environment oriented fishing system. The purpose of this study is to review the value of Juk-Bang-Ryeum in the South Sea as well as to preserve the tradition of it. This paper will make a contribution to the registration of it on the list of World Important Agricultural and Fishery Heritage (GIAHS), which is recognized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). To make basic data for listing on it, we will analyze the characteristics and structure of Juk-Bang-Ryeum, and also research the value of it from the historical literature review as well state of arts. We also develop a scheme for listing on FAO GIAHS through checking necessary items step by step. Finally, we suggest some idea to preserve it more effectively.

A Study on Imposing Exact Solutions as Internal Boundary Conditions in Simulating Shallow-water Flows over a Step (계단을 지나는 천수 흐름의 모의에서 내부 경계조건으로서 정확해의 부여에 관한 연구)

  • Hwang, Seung-Yong
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.479-492
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    • 2014
  • In this study, was proposed a numerical scheme imposing exact solutions as the internal boundary conditions for the shallow-water flows over a discontinuous transverse structure such as a step. The HLLL approximate Riemann solver with the MUSCL was used for the test of the proposed scheme. Very good agreement was obtained between simulations and exact solutions for various problems of the shallow-water flows over a step. In addition, results by the numerical model showed good agreement with those of dam-break experiments over a step and stepped chute one. Developed model can simulate the shallow-water flows over discontinuous bottom such as a drop structure without additional rating curve or topography smoothing. Given the proper evaluations for the flow resistance by a step and the energy loss by the nappe flow in the future, could be simulated flooding and drying of the shallow-water flows over discontinuous topography such as a weir or the river road with retaining wall.

The Change of Phytoplankton Community Structure and Water Quality in the Juksan Weir of the Yeongsan River Watershed (영산강수계 죽산보의 식물플랑크톤과 이화학적 변화)

  • Son, Misun;Chung, Hyeon Su;Park, Chang Hee;Park, Jong-hwan;Lim, Cheahong;Kim, Kyunghyun
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.591-600
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    • 2018
  • The objective of this study was to determine the changes in phytoplankton and long-term water quality of Juksan-Weir in Yeongsan River that took place between April 2010 and December 2015. The number of species used in this study was 288, which consisted of 6% of Cyanophyta, 26% of Bacillariophyta, 53% of Chlorophyta and the others (15%). The standing crops of phytoplankton ranged from $500cells{\cdot}mL^{-1}-29,950cells{\cdot}mL^{-1}$ with an average of $7,885cells{\cdot}mL^{-1}$. At the two site, 20 dominant genera of found. The dominant genera were 6 of Bacillariophyta, 6 of Cyanophyta, 7 of Chlorophyta and 1 of Cryptophyta. The most dominant genus among the phytoplankton was Stephanodiscus sp. (Total 59%, each 54% and 63%). The most dominant genus among the Cyanophyta was Microcystis sp., which had a cell abundance ratio of 17%. The results of two sites were 21% and 13%, and the upstream was higher than the downstream.

Design of the Submerged Outlet Structure for Reducing Foam at a Power Plant using a Numerical Model Simulating Air Entrainment (공기연행 수치모형을 이용한 발전소 거품저감 수중방류구조 설계)

  • Kim, Ji-Young;Kang, Keum-Seok;Oh, Young-Min;Oh, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.452-460
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    • 2008
  • Anti-foaming agents and foam fences have been used to remove the foam at the outfall of power plants, but there are some problems as consumption of maintenance costs and insufficiency of effect. Therefore, development of the methods how to remove the foam by stable coastal structure has been required. In this study, numerical simulation of air entrainment was carried out to design the submerged outlet structure for reducing foam using curtain walls. The air entrainment rate and the discharge of entrained air change according to the shape of weir and curtain wall. Hence, it is necessary to design the optimum section through comparison of each case. The optimum section which has the maximum rate of foam reduction was determined by the simulation results. In addition, it was found that the flow velocity at the submerged outlet is to be smaller than 1 m/s and the submerged depth of curtain wall is to be taller than height of the submerged outlet section.

Fish Community Structure and Inhabiting Status of Endangered Species in Baebong Stream (고성 배봉천의 어류군집과 멸종위기어종의 서식현황)

  • Ko, Myeong-Hun;Moon, Shin-Joo;Bang, In-Chul
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.46 no.2
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    • pp.192-204
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    • 2013
  • Fish community structure and inhabit status of endangered fish species were investigated during April to November 2011 in Baebong Stream, Gangwon do, Korea. The number of fish species inhabiting the upper section (Stations 1~3, 5) was 14 and the stream bottoms were mostly composed of cobbles and boulders (Aa-type). Meanwhile, the number of fish species inhabiting the lower section (Stations 4, 6, 7) was 26 and the stream bottoms were mostly composed of pebbles, cobles and sand (Bb-type). A total of 26 species belonging to ten families were found in the stream during the survey period. The dominant and subdominant species were Rhynchocypris steindachneri (31.1%) and Squalidus multimaculatus (13.3%), respectively, and others such as Pungitius kaibarae (11.0%), Zacco koreanus (7.8%), Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (7.0%), Iksookimia pacifica (5.5%) and Z. platypus (5.3%) were followed in the order. Four species of Squalidus multimaculatus, Z. koreanus, I. pacifica and Liobagrus andersoni were endemic to Korea. And, Lethenteron japonica, L. reissneri, Pungitius sinensis and Cottus hangiongensis were endangered fish species in this stream. Oncorhynchus keta, L. japonica and Tribolodon hakonensis were anadromous species, and Plecoglossus altivelis was an amphidromous species. The similarity index based on species composition and abundance clearly divided the fish community structure of the Baebong Stream into two sections fragmented by a weir installed into the stream. It is necessary to install a fish ways on the weirs for a fish migration and movements.

Analysis of Flood Level Mitigation due to the Naju Retention-Basin by Numerical Model Application (수치모형 적용을 통한 나주 강변저류지 홍수위 저감효과 분석)

  • Rhee, Dong Sop;Kim, Hyung-Jun;Cho, Gilje
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.9
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    • pp.5801-5812
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    • 2014
  • The retention basin is a hydraulic structure for flood mitigation by storing river flow over a design flood. In this study, numerical models were adopted to simulate the flood mitigation effects by a retention basin. The large flood condition was applied as a boundary condition to consider an abnormal flood caused by climate change. Furthermore, the two-dimensional numerical model was adopted to regenerate the complex flow pattern due to the topography and lateral flow near the retention basin. The numerical results of the one- and two-dimensional model were analyzed and compared. The results showed that the two-dimensional model is more applicable to assessing flood mitigation by the retention basin with a complex topography and lateral flow patterns.