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Influence of Unsteady Flow Induced by a Large-Scale Hydropower Station on the Water Level Fluctuation of Multi-Approach Channels: A Case Study of the Three Gorges Project, China
Water ( IF 3.4 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-19 , DOI: 10.3390/w12102922 Zhiyong Wan , Yun Li , Xiaogang Wang , Jianfeng An , Bo Dong , Yipeng Liao
Water ( IF 3.4 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-19 , DOI: 10.3390/w12102922 Zhiyong Wan , Yun Li , Xiaogang Wang , Jianfeng An , Bo Dong , Yipeng Liao
Unsteady flow induced by hydropower stations exerts a significant impact on the water level in multi-approach channels, which directly threatens the safe passage of ships. In this study, a one-dimensional and a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model are adopted to simulate the water level fluctuations at the entrance of multi-approach channels and the lower lock head of a ship lift with consideration of initial water surface elevation, base flow, flow amplitude, regulation time, and locations of hydropower stations, unfavorable conditions are successfully identified; and the fluctuations at the approach channel entrance and the lower lock head of a ship lift under single-peak and double-peak regulating mode are analyzed considering the flow regulating of the Gezhouba Hydropower Station (GHS), thus, the water level oscillation process in the multi-approach channels is presented. Results show that the largest wave amplitude in the multi-approach channels manifests under unfavorable conditions including lower initial water surface elevation, smaller base flow, larger flow variation, and shorter regulation time; and water level fluctuation in the multi-approach channel is primarily induced by flow amplitude and net flow between the Three Gorges Hydropower Station (TGHS) and the GHS, with consideration of the counter-regulation process of the GHS. This research contributes to providing a reference for a similar large-scale cascade hydropower station regarding regulation and control of navigation conditions.
更新日期：2020-10-19
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