Research Article
Performance Assessment of Shockwaves of Chute Spillways in Large Dams
Table 3
The shockwaves’ flow characteristic for six middle gates’ operations.
| Type | Opening | Wave type | Fro | Q (lit/s) | Hm (cm) | Xi (cm) | Xm (cm) | L (cm) | α (degree) | Bm (cm) |
| g | 100% | 1 | 2.18 | 209.6 | 9.2 | 5 | 25 | 59 | 22.17 | 7.73 | 2 | 12 | 186 | 206 | 40 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 467 | 530 | 118 | — | — |
| h | 60% | 1 | 3.1 | 125.8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 72 | 16 | 5.88 | 2 | 11 | 218 | 241 | 48 | — | — | 3 | 9.7 | 521 | 570 | 99 | — | — |
| i | 30% | 1 | 3.7 | 83.8 | 6.8 | 7 | 30 | 84 | 12.1 | 3.64 | 2 | 10 | 248 | 282 | 56 | — | — | 3 | 9.2 | 573 | 608 | 77 | — | — |
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