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Experimental Study on the Effect of the Inclination Angle on the Scouring Efficiency of Submerged Water Jets

by Zhibin Zhang^1,2, Yongjun Gong^1,*, Liping Zhang³, Min Xv², Gaofeng Shang⁴

1 Dalian Maritime University, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering College, Dalian, 116026, China
2 Guangzhou Maritime University, Guangzhou, 510725, China
3 Key Laboratory of Road Construction & Equipment of MOE, Chang’an University, Xi’an, 710064, China
4 Huiyong Holding Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100093, China

* Corresponding Author: Yongjun Gong. Email:

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2022, 18(5), 1363-1371. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2022.019746

Received 10 September 2021; Accepted 21 March 2022; Issue published 27 May 2022

Abstract

The effects of oblique submerged scouring jets on sand beds with various particle sizes have been studied experimentally. In particular, a total of 25 experiments have been carried out to explore the influences of the jet angle and application time on the considered submerged sand beds. Test results conducted with a specially-designed device have shown that the scouring efficiency attains a maximum when the inclination angle is in the range between 15° and 20° and then it decreases when the inclination angle becomes higher.

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