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Flow over a containment dyke

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2006

H. P. Greenspan  and
R. E. Young
H. P. Greenspan
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
R. E. Young
Affiliation:
S. Ross & Co., Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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Abstract

The wall of a large tank or reservoir breaks, sending fluid against a secondary containment dyke. The impact of the surging fluid against the safety barrier is studied. The results of theoretical analysis and numerical simulation (for vertical dykes) are in good agreement with experimental data concerning overflow and total spillage as well as the fluid motion after collision, including the development and formation of a strong shock. The dependence of spillage on the inclination of the dyke is also determined by experiment.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 87 , Issue 1 , 12 July 1978 , pp. 179 - 192
Copyright
© 1978 Cambridge University Press

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