Exploratory Study of Submerged Hydraulic Jumps with Blocks

Abstract

A preliminary study on submerged jumps with baffle walls and blocks downstream of a sluice gate was conducted. Two series of experiments were carried out on baffle walls and baffle blocks. The momentum equation was utilized to derive a relation for the drag coefficient that was validated by the experimental data of the baffle wall series. The baffle block series consisted of five Froude numbers and a range of submergence factors with one configuration of baffle blocks. The inlet depth factor was found to be a function of the submergence and Froude number. It was observed that the energy dissipation efficiency was a function of submergence with the maximum efficiency being in excess of that of the corresponding free jump.