Measurements of Velocity Distribution at the Entrance of Hydro Power Plant at Sejong Weir |
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학술지명 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RIVER AND LAKE ENVIRONM
저자 노준우,김세원,김영성
발표일 2014-08-25
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To confront with frequent floods and secure water supply of industrial, agricultural, and living during dry season and at the same time afford ecologically sound river environment to people in Korea, four major rivers restoration project was initiated. Its structural outcomes are 16 weirs in 4 major rivers ? Han River, Kum River, Nakdong River, Youngsan River. Sejong weir is located in the mid reach in the Kum River. It is composed of fixed wier, movable weir, small hydro power plant, and fish way. The discharge of 37.8 cms is released through small hydro power plant in Sejong Weir continuously for hydro power generation. To investigate the ecological environment of fishes around the power plant during its operation, the need for depthwise velocity distribution measurement at the right upstream has been brought up. Appropriate equipment for the depthwise velocity distribution measurement is acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP)which can measure velocities at every given depthwise interval. The author applied a RiverRay ADCP which can measure velocity until 40 m from water surface. Sections for ADCP transects were selected based on the distance from the gate of the power plant. Four sections which were located at 0 m, 21 m, 32 m, 51 m from the entrance were selected to investigate velocity change in front of it. The depth of the cross section at the end of guide wall of the power plant reached about 8 m, the depth of 21 m upstream from it was 5 m or so, and the depths of 32 m and 51 m upstream were around 4 m at the both section. The measured velocities at the cross section of the end of guide wall of the inlet of small hydro power were as follow: the fastest velocity spot of the whole section was located at the depth 3.2 m of gate No. 1 where the velocity was 2.09 m/s. the velocities at the other two gates were around 0.95 m/s at the depth of 2 m at both gate. The mean velocities went down as the distance from the gate increased ? 0.60 m/s at 21 m, 0.4 m/s at 32 |