Chutes with flow velocities in excess of some 20 to 30 m/s are usually prone to cavitation
damage. Therefore, these flows are aerated using chute aerators. The current literature …

Hydraulic engineering of dams and their appurtenant structures counts among the essential
tasks to successfully design safe water-retaining reservoirs for hydroelectric power …

A comparative analysis of a wide range of air–water flow properties was conducted for two
types of phase-detection intrusive probes including fiber-optical and conductivity probes …

Ski jumps are frequently applied as spillways of high dams. The resulting jet impact location
on the plunge pool surface is often distant from the dam toe so that the latter is protected …

Air entrainment is known to be one of efficient and inexpensive methods to prevent
cavitation damages in hydropower projects. The shape of sudden expansion-fall is used as …

Chute aerators are applied to high-velocity spillways to entrain air into the flow so that
cavitation damage is avoided. Air entrainment occurs locally at the aerator, whereas further …

Stepped spillways are frequently limited to specific discharges under around 30 m2/s due to
concerns about potential cavitation damages. A small air concentration can prevent such …

Covering subjects ranging from dam engineering through the benefits and drawbacks of
dams, including the latest developments dealing with dams and reservoirs under changing …

Roller compacted concrete gravity dams are built since several decades. In combination
with such dams, stepped spillways are very often used as efficient flood release structures …

The partial-flip bucket is successfully applied to a spillway outlet design with an
approximately 50 m/s flow velocity in Jinping-I Dam in Sichuan, China. The specific design …