CFD Analysis of Ilısu Dam Sluice Outlet

Year 2018, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 119 - 124, 01.03.2018

M. Cihan Aydin , Ali Emre Ulu Çimen Karaduman

Abstract

Ilisu Dam is one important energy projects in
Turkey. After it is completed, it is expected that it will contribute to the
country economy approximately $300 million annually. One of the most remarkable
engineering designs of the dam is the conversion of diversion tunnels of 12 m
in diameter and about 1 km in length into sluice outlet structure. In this
study, the CFD simulation of Ilısu Dam sluice outlet were performed with 1/40
scale. The obtained CFD results were compared with physical model observations conducted
by the State Water Works (SWW). A good agreement was achieved between both
results, and some useful results of CFD were presented for design of the
outlet.

Keywords

Ilisu Dam, Sluice Outlet, CFD

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