Abstract
This work offers a detailed validation of finite volume (FV) flood models in the case where horizontal floodplain flow is affected by sewer surcharge flow via a manhole. The FV numerical solution of the 2D shallow water equations is considered based on two approximate Riemann solvers, HLLC and Roe, on both quadrilateral structured and triangular unstructured mesh-types. The models are validated against a high resolution experimental data-set obtained using a physical model of a sewer system linked to a floodplain via a manhole. It was verified that the sensitivity of the models is inversely proportional to the surcharged flow/surface inflow ratio, and therefore requires more calibration from the user especially when concerned with localised modelling of sewer-to-floodplain flow. Our findings provide novel evidence that shock capturing FV-based flood models are applicable to simulate localised sewer-to-floodplain flow interaction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 892-899 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Urban Water Journal |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 20 Feb 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Oct 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution,and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords
- Floodplain flow
- approximate Riemann solvers
- dual drainage experiments
- quadrilateral vs triangular meshes
- sewer overflow
- shallow water equations