Technical Review of the CENWP Computational Fluid Dynamics Model of the John Day Dam Forebay

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Title: Technical Review of the CENWP Computational Fluid Dynamics Model of the John Day Dam Forebay

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The US Army Corps of Engineers Portland District (CENWP) has developed a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of the John Day forebay on the Columbia River to aid in the development and design of alternatives to improve juvenile salmon passage at the John Day Project. At the request of CENWP, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Hydrology Group has conducted a technical review of CENWP's CFD model run in CFD solver software, STAR-CD. PNNL has extensive experience developing and applying 3D CFD models run in STAR-CD for Columbia River hydroelectric projects. The John Day forebay model developed by CENWP is adequately configured and validated. The model is ready for use simulating forebay hydraulics for structural and operational alternatives. The approach and method are sound, however CENWP has identified some improvements that need to be made for future models and for modifications to this existing model.

Authors:: Rakowski, Cynthia L.; Serkowski, John A.; Richmond, Marshall C.

Publication Date:: Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2010

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1007373

Report Number(s):: PNNL-20096
400403209; TRN: US201112%%136

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; COLUMBIA RIVER; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DESIGN; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; JUVENILES; MODIFICATIONS; SALMON; US CORPS OF ENGINEERS; John Day Dam, CFD

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                    Rakowski, Cynthia L., Serkowski, John A., and Richmond, Marshall C.. Technical Review of the CENWP Computational Fluid Dynamics Model of the John Day Dam Forebay.  United States: N. p., 2010. 
        Web.  doi:10.2172/1007373.

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                    Rakowski, Cynthia L., Serkowski, John A., & Richmond, Marshall C.. Technical Review of the CENWP Computational Fluid Dynamics Model of the John Day Dam Forebay.  United States.  doi:10.2172/1007373.

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                    Rakowski, Cynthia L., Serkowski, John A., and Richmond, Marshall C.. Wed .  
        "Technical Review of the CENWP Computational Fluid Dynamics Model of the John Day Dam Forebay".  United States.  
        doi:10.2172/1007373.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1007373.

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  abstractNote = {The US Army Corps of Engineers Portland District (CENWP) has developed a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of the John Day forebay on the Columbia River to aid in the development and design of alternatives to improve juvenile salmon passage at the John Day Project. At the request of CENWP, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Hydrology Group has conducted a technical review of CENWP's CFD model run in CFD solver software, STAR-CD. PNNL has extensive experience developing and applying 3D CFD models run in STAR-CD for Columbia River hydroelectric projects. The John Day forebay model developed by CENWP is adequately configured and validated. The model is ready for use simulating forebay hydraulics for structural and operational alternatives. The approach and method are sound, however CENWP has identified some improvements that need to be made for future models and for modifications to this existing model.},

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