Mitigating Submerged Hydraulic Jumps at Low Head Dams

The design team will investigate the occurrence of submerged hydraulic jumps using the laboratory flume in CB 171. They will design a low-head dam to mitigate the impacts of a submerged hydraulic jump and provide design drawings to the shop for construction. They will install their design and test it in the flume for a wide range of discharges and tailwater depths. The team will take measurements and scale to a prototype design. The project is primarily in hydraulics but will require knowledge of economics and societal impacts.