Controlling rooster tail development in gated tunnels

  • M.R. Najafi, R. Roshan, M.R. Kavianpour and A.R. Zarati
  • Vol. 20 - Issue 1, 2013

Extensive physical model studies were carried out to analyse factors affecting the development of ‘rooster tail’ downstream of gated tunnels. The experiments, on a large-scale model, produced results which can be used to enhance future designs of gated tunnels.

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