Desilting Basin
Desilting Basin
Desilting Basin
of intake discharge) Flow velocity = a= U <= Area reqd = Assume width B = No of bays = Assume pier width = Total width of basin= Depth of flow D = 0.44 0.197 m/s
2 128 m
Adjust for effect of turbulence v' = fall velocity w0 = 0.021 m/s (Assumed temp 15C) (corelation between w0 and d, given by Hunter-Rouse)
t=
L/B =
4.7058824
2.4 m 0.8 m 45
0.65 m 0.5 m
Assume flow velocity = Area reqd for SFD = Assume width of duct = Depth of duct = say
w0 X L = UXD
2.052449
w0 X (D)^1/6 n X U X g
2.538687
rugosity n =
0.018
(by RS Varshney for Himalayan rivers) a d 0.55 >1 mm 0.66 0.1-1 mm 0.77 <0.1 mm