[en] The accurate modelling of urban flooding constitutes an integral part of flood risk assessment and management in residential and industrial areas. Interactions between drainage networks and surface runoff flows are commonly modelled based on weir/orifice equations; however, this approach has not been satisfactorily validated in unsteady flow conditions due to uncertainties in estimating the discharge coefficients and associated head losses. This study utilises experimental data of flow exchange between the sewer flow and the floodplain through a manhole without a lid to develop two alternate approaches that simulate this interaction and describe the associated exchange flow. A quasi-steady model links the exchange flow to the total head in the sewer pipe and the head losses in the sewer and the manhole, whilst a dynamic model takes also into account the evolution of the water level within the manhole at discrete time steps. The developed numerical models are subsequently validated against large-scale experimental data for unsteady sewer flow conditions, featuring variable exchange to the surface. Results confirmed that both models can accurately replicate experimental conditions, with improved performance when compared to existing methodologies based only on weir or orifice equations.
Research center :
UEE - Urban and Environmental Engineering - ULiège
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Kitsikoudis, Vasileios; University of Twente > Faculty of Engineering Technology > Water Engineering and Management
Erpicum, Sébastien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Scientifiques attachés au Doyen (Sc.appliquées)
Rubinato, Matteo; Coventry University > Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing > School of Energy, Construction and Environment
Shucksmith, James D.; University of Sheffield > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
Archambeau, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > HECE (Hydraulics in Environnemental and Civil Engineering)
Pirotton, Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > HECE (Hydraulics in Environnemental and Civil Engineering)
Dewals, Benjamin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Hydraulics in Environmental and Civil Engineering
Language :
English
Title :
Exchange between drainage systems and surface flows during urban flooding: Quasi-steady and dynamic modelling in unsteady flow conditions
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