EVALUATION OF THREE ENERGY DISSIPATORS FOR STORM DRAIN OUTLETS

RESULTS OF MODEL TESTS ARE PRESENTED FOR THREE ENERGY DISSIPATORS USED FOR STORM DRAIN OUTLETS. THE LIMITING DISCHARGES WERE DETERMINED FOR VARIOUS SIZED MODELS OF STILLING WELLS, U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TYPE VI BASINS, AND ST. ANTHONY FALLS STILLING BASINS. CHARTS WERE PREPARED FOR EACH TYPE OF ENERGY DISSIPATOR AND SHOW THE MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED DISCHARGE THAT WILL RESULT IN GOOD PERFORMANCE FOR GIVEN OUTLET DIAMETERS AND STRUCTURE WIDTHS IN TERMS OF THE OUTLET DIAMETER. WITH THESE CHARTS AND OTHER KNOWN PARAMETERS, THE DESIGNER CAN SELECT THE TYPE OF DISSIPATOR BEST SUITED TO PROTECT THE OUTLET. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1971/373/373-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Committee on Surface Drainage of Highways and presented at the 50th Annual Meeting.Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Grace Jr, John L
  • Pickering, Glenn A
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 52-63
• Monograph Title: Design of culverts, energy dissipators and filter systems
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 373
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dissipation; Stilling basins; Storm sewers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Model tests; Outlets
• Old TRIS Terms: Basins
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204434
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 23 1972 12:00AM