Example of Stepped Chute

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Description

It is a denominated channel "Tijuco Preto", situated in the city of São Carlos. Its bottom is constituted by steps with h << L, where h = height of steps and L = horizontal length of steps. The flow occurs in "nappe flow regime", being possible to observe the air entrainment in the impact bearing proximities.

Author
Simões

Date
2007

Keywords
flow plunging flow stepped spillway

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