Client: Dams Implementation Unit - Model scale: 1/85
Burdana model from downstream sideBackground
A hydropower complex is to be built in eastern Sudan, consisting of two dams: Burdana and Rumela. The DIU appointed Artelia to design these dams and build scale models of them. The aim of the models is to confirm the design and the appropriate management of these structures in order to ensure a long service life and optimal operation in all flow conditions.
Description of scale modelsRumela model from downstream side
Flood spillway (bottom and mid-level gates and surface gate)
Chute
Downstream stilling basin
Upstream reservoir
Tests performed
Test of 10,000-year flood (Q = 15 300 m3/s)
Determination of stage/discharge relations of the various structures
Observation of flow conditions on spillways and chutes and in orifices
Observation of energy dissipation and stilling basin operation
