Modelación numérica en tres dimensiones de flujo en las compuertas de la captación del proyecto Toachi - Pilatón aplicando dinámica de fluidos computacional (CFD)

Abstract

In present times, there is a great interest in the development of computational technology to solve all kinds of problems in engineering and design, allowing to analyze a great amount of information in short times, permitting in turn to generate better designs, more reliable and in many cases more economical and functional analysis. In the field of computational fluid dynamics, there has been a breakthrough in solving complex equations that govern fluids with numerical models, which can, with some degree of approximation, deliver reliable results of the hydraulic operation of the Complex structures analyzed. These tools are already available to ordinary users and allow, with the proper use and correct validation with a physical model, to verify the operation and optimize the dimensions of the hydraulic structures of the civil structures that need to be studied with the flow of water on them. The present research will concentrate on analyzing the theoretical basis of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which allows the fluid solution in mid-moving numerical models; And determine its application in the design and optimization of hydraulic structures, specifically in the intake structure of the Toachi Pilaton hydroelectric project, with the purpose of generating a plan of operation of the radial cleaning gates.