The Horseshoe Vortex System Around a Circular Bridge Pier on Equilibrium Scoured Bed

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gokhan Kirkil ◽  
George Constantinescu ◽  
Robert Ettema
Keyword(s):  
Horseshoe Vortex ◽  
Bridge Pier ◽  
Vortex System

scholarly journals Scaling of Scour Depth at Bridge Pier Based on Characteristic Dimension of Large-Scale Vortex

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nian-Sheng Cheng ◽  
Maoxing Wei
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Horseshoe Vortex ◽  
Bridge Pier ◽  
Theoretical Formula ◽  
Scour Depth ◽  
Flow Depth ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Hydraulic Radius ◽  
Vortex System ◽  
Large Scale Vortex

By examining the variations in the dimensions of a horseshoe vortex system in front of a pier, the present study proposes a new length scale, called pier hydraulic radius, for the scaling of the maximum scour depth at a bridge pier. It is shown that, in comparison with other length scales, the pier hydraulic radius is more effective for quantifying combined effects of pier width and flow depth on the local scour for both low and high flow conditions. A theoretical formula is finally derived, which agrees well with experimental data reported in the literature.

scholarly journals A Hooked-Collar for Bridge Piers Protection: Flow Fields and Scour

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su-Chin Chen ◽  
Samkele Tfwala ◽  
Tsung-Yuan Wu ◽  
Hsun-Chuan Chan ◽  
Hsien-Ter Chou
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Horseshoe Vortex ◽  
Flow Fields ◽  
Bridge Pier ◽  
The Other ◽  
Bridge Piers ◽  
Vortex Strength ◽  
Numerical Tests ◽  
Scour Hole ◽  
New Type

A new type of collar, the hooked-collar, was studied through experiments and numerical methods. Tests were conducted using a hooked collar of a width of 1.25b and a height of 0.25b, where b is the bridge-pier width. The hooked-collar efficiency was evaluated by testing different hooked-collar placements within the bridge-pier, which were compared to the bridge-pier without any collar. A double hooked-collar configuration, one placed at the bed level and the other buried 0.25b, was the most efficient at reducing the scour hole. In other cases, a hooked-collar positioned 0.25b above the bed slightly reduced the scour hole and had similar scour patterns when compared to the pier without the hooked-collar. The flow fields along the vertical symmetrical plane in the experiments are also presented. Laboratory experiments and numerical tests show that maximal downflow is highly reduced along with a corresponding decrease in horseshoe vortex strength for the experiments with the hooked-collar, compared to cases without the hooked-collar. The flow fields reveal that the maximum turbulent kinetic energy decreases with the installation of the hooked-collar.

Investigation of different aspects of laminar horseshoe vortex system using PIV

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 527-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yamin Younis ◽  
Hua Zhang ◽  
Bo Hu ◽  
Zaka Muhammad ◽  
Saqib Mehmood
Keyword(s):  
Horseshoe Vortex ◽  
Vortex System

scholarly journals Scour around Bridge Piers: Numerical Investigations of the Longitudinal Biconcave Pier Shape

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bouabdellah Guemou ◽  
Abdelali Seddini ◽  
Abderrahmane Nekkache Ghenim
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Basic Mechanism ◽  
Horseshoe Vortex ◽  
Local Scour ◽  
Bridge Pier ◽  
Bed Shear Stress ◽  
Detached Eddy Simulation ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
The Rich

The flow pattern around a bridge pier and the scouring phenomenon are very complicated. The basic mechanism causing local scour is the down-flow at the upstream face of the pier. It is understood that the horseshoe vortex is the key mechanism that leads to the local scour around pier; existing literature revealed that the strength of the down-flow, horseshoe vortex and the wake vortex are greater in the case of square piers compared to circular piers. In this paper we have investigated a new longitudinal biconcave bridge pier shape that reduces better the bed shear stress. For that purpose, a number of numerical simulations have been carried out using a Finite Volume Method (FVM) and for the turbulence model we have chosen the Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) for its capability to capture the rich dynamics of the horseshoe vortex at the upstream junction between the pier and the bed.The present study shows that the new longitudinal biconcave bridge pier shape reduces 10 % to 12 % the bed shear stress at the junction between the pier and the bed in other hand this shape increases the bed shear stress about 20 % but at a distance of D downstream the bridge pier in the flow direction.

Visualizations of the Unsteady Flow Field Near the Endwall of a Turbine Cascade

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongwei Ma ◽  
Haokang Jiang ◽  
Yaxi Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Unsteady Flow ◽  
Incidence Angle ◽  
Suction Side ◽  
Horseshoe Vortex ◽  
Radial Clearance ◽  
Pressure Side ◽  
Turbine Cascade ◽  
Suction Surface ◽  
Vortex System

The unsteady flow field near the endwall of a turbine cascade was visualized in a water tunnel using the hydrogen bubble technique. With the help of a light sheet, the experiment was carried out at different incidences without a radial clearance. A fluctuating horseshoe vortex system of varying number of vortices is observed near the leading-edge endwall. The pressure-side leg of the vortex moves toward the suction side after it enters the passage, while the suction-side leg develops along the corner of the suction surface. With the incidence increase, the pressure-side leg of the horseshoe vortex becomes stronger and can directly kick on the suction surface, causing a considerable influence nearby. The interaction and the flow mixing among the counter-rotating horseshoe legs, the endwall boundary layer and the main flow occur in the passage, forming a vortex system traditionally called the passage vortex. The vortex patterns and the interactions are related to the incidence angle.

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