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http://dx.doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2018.51.1.35

An experimental study on vortex formation in groyne fields according to groyne spacing and installed angles  

Kang, Joongu (River Experiment Center, Korea Institute of Civil engineering and Building Technology)
Kim, Sungjoong (River Experiment Center, Korea Institute of Civil engineering and Building Technology)
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Journal of Korea Water Resources Association / v.51, no.1, 2018 , pp. 35-48 More about this Journal
Abstract
Groynes are installed generally to protect the riverside or the river bank from the erosion caused by water flows by controlling the flow direction and velocity in rivers. In the past, groynes were used to secure enough depth of water in canals. As there has been a growing interest in river restoration and the natural river maintenance since 2000, groynes are proposed as a major environmental hydraulic structure because the flow control and various river bed conditions around the groyne can contribute to habitat functions. Groynes are typically installed in a series. In designing groyne series, groyne spacing is an important factor because the flow changes in the main canal and the flow inside the groyne area occurs variably depending on the groyne spacing. This study provide information to determine the groyne spacing suitable for the purpose of the groyne by examining the flows that variably changes according to the groyne spacing and angle in the recirculation zone of the groyne field. In particular, the formation of vortex, the location of vortex core and the water flow near the river bank, all of which occur in the recirculation zone inside the groyne area, were mainly analyzed to examine the flow characteristics near the river bank that influences the safety of the river bank area. The results of the experiment will serve as important basic data to examine changes in the river bed inside the groyne area as well as the safety of river banks following the installation of groyne series.
Keywords
Series groyne; Spacing; Installed angle; Vortex; Recirculation flow;
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