Sediment and Cavitation Erosion Studies through Dam Tunnels

Table 10

Erosion rate density (kg/m⋅sec) in Tunnel 3 under various head conditions and at fixed sediment flow rate of 50 kg/sec.

Head	S1	S2	Out1	Out2	Out3	Out4
High	28	2.3	16	23	60	11
Medium	20	1.3	11	15	42	7
Low	12	1.0	7	8	24	2