Research Article

Sediment and Cavitation Erosion Studies through Dam Tunnels

Table 5

Various constants and coefficients used in simulation.

ParameterDetailTunnel 2Tunnel 3

ErosionFinnie Model, ,
Particles injectionUniform injectionTwo-way coupledTwo-way coupled
Restitution CoefficientPerpendicular and parallel0.9 and 1, respectively0.9 and 1, respectively
Drag CoefficientSchiller and Neumann Correlation0.44 for 0.44 for
Particle IntegrationTracking distance and time1200 m, 300 sec1200 m, 300 sec