Numerical Modeling of 3D Flow Field among a Compound Stilling Basin

Table 12

Energy dissipation rates in each scheme.

Scheme	Condition	Inflow section			Outgoing flow section			Energy dissipation rate
		Potential energy/m	Average velocity/m∙s^−1	Total head/m	Potential energy/m	Average velocity/m∙s^−1	Total head/m
Separated stilling basin	1	17	0.73	17.03	8.92	4.85	10.12	0.41
	2	17	0.87	17.04	7.2	2.07	7.42	0.56
	3	17	1.22	17.08	8.62	3.23	9.15	0.46
Compound stilling basin	1	17	0.75	17.03	7.59	1.74	7.74	0.55
	2	17	0.9	17.04	7.15	1.45	7.26	0.57
	3	17	1.23	17.08	8.75	2.49	9.07	0.47