Journal
JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC RESEARCH
Volume 57, Issue 5, Pages 662-674Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2018.1534283
Keywords
Channel networks; internal boundary conditions; open channel flow; Riemann problem; shallow water equations
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- Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt [MOHE: 2014/2018]
- University of Ferrara
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The solution of an extended Riemann problem is used to provide the internal boundary conditions at a junction when simulating one-dimensional flow through an open channel network. The proposed approach, compared to classic junction models, does not require the tuning of semi-empirical coefficients and it is theoretically well-founded. The Riemann problem approach is validated using experimental data, two-dimensional model results and analytical solutions. In particular, a set of experimental data is used to test each model under subcritical steady flow conditions, and different channel junctions are considered, with both continuous and discontinuous bottom elevation. Moreover, the numerical results are compared with analytical solutions in a star network to test unsteady conditions. Satisfactory results are obtained for all the simulations, and particularly for Y-shaped networks and for cases involving variations in channels' bottom and width. By contrast, classic models suffer when geometrical channel effects are involved.
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