Effect of sinusoidal corrugated bed on hydraulic jump characteristics

Abstract

Hydraulic jump characteristics were studied experimentally over six corrugated beds with varying wave steepness, which had corrugation and Froude numbers in the range of 0.286–0.625 and 3.8–8.6, respectively. The effects of wave height and length of corrugation on the basic jump characteristics, including free surface location, velocity, shear stress distribution and energy dissipation, were studied for a range of Froude numbers. The dimensionless hydraulic parameters were found to be a function of the Froude number. The results showed that the tailwater depth and the length of the jump on corrugated beds are smaller than those of the corresponding jump on a smooth bed. The analysis of velocity profiles at different sections in the jump showed that the velocity profiles were similar to those of a simple plane wall jet. The normalized boundary layer thickness δ/ b was equal to 0.57 for jumps on a corrugated bed, compared to 0.16 for the simple wall jet. The analysis and comparison of the bed shear force and shear stress coefficient showed that shear stress on a corrugated bed is about 10 times that of a smooth bed. The results of this study are in good agreement with previous results and showed that corrugated beds can be used to dissipate the excess hydraulic jump energy in stilling basins.