Abstract
ABSTRACT Mud filled by upstream surface runoff is one of the problems in maintaining the reservoir and dam. The material of upstream bed has a significant effect on the filling of reservoirs. In the present work, the filling rate of the reservoir from the upstream movable bed is investigated by using the Herschel–Bulkley model in both shear-thickening and shear-thinning modes. For this, a two-phase Newtonian-non Newtonian SPH code was developed that has special capabilities such as turbulence effects, surface tension, free surface, and particle displacement. This computational code is then evaluated by the experimental results in addition to finally used to investigate the main problem mentioned above. Five different models of movable beds with are considered, and the filling rate of the downstream tank with these materials is discussed. The results show that among the parameters of the Herschel–Bulkley model, the yield stress is more effective than other factors.
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