Numerical study on the effect of tangential intake design and inflow discharge on vertical dropshaft assessment using pressure and velocity distributions

L Chang, W Wei - Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Tangential intake structures with vertical dropshafts are commonly employed in stormwater
and urban drainage systems. Vortex and plunging flows are the two typical flow patterns …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical solutions for vortex flow at the tangential inlet of a vertical dropshaft

W Wei, L Chang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Vertical dropshafts with tangential intake structures are often used in urban drainage
systems to route surface flow into underground systems. Vortex flow driven by a tangential …

Numerical study on scroll vortex intake with partially or fully sealed cover of vortex chamber

Y Wang, X Yu, A Wing-Keung Law - Engineering Applications of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
When installed in deep tunnel systems, the cover of the vortex dropshaft may be partially or
fully sealed. With air exchange restricted through the cover, the air supply to the dropshaft …

Interception performance of intake structures with a flow diversion barrier under supercritical flow conditions

L Chang - Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Intake structures are commonly used in drainage systems to redirect surface rainfall runoff
into underground tunnels. The Hong Kong West Drainage Tunnel (HKWDT) system is …

[HTML][HTML] Hydraulic characteristics of a large rotation-angle baffle-drop shaft through synergetic discharge from dry and wet sides

J Chen, T Wu, J Yan - Water Science and Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
To enhance the operational capacity and space utilization of baffle-drop shafts, this study
improved the traditional baffle-drop shaft by expanding the wet-side space, incorporating …