Sediment and Cavitation Erosion Studies through Dam Tunnels

This paper presents results of sediment and cavitation erosion through Tunnel 2 and Tunnel 3 of Tarbela Dam in Pakistan. Main bend and main branch of Tunnel 2 and outlet 1 and outlet 3 of Tunnel 3 are concluded to be critical for cavitation and sediment erosion. Studies are also performed for increa...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Abid, Jamal Saeed, Hafiz Abdul Wajid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8645789