Hi everyone,
We hope you are staying safe and well.
As shared a short while back, we have started using Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to solidify what we already knew about culvert/weir baffles and their fish passage improvement features.
CFD is a powerful engineering tool used to simulate the action of fluids in a structure at a resolution not normally visible to the human eye.
It is well known that fish prefer deep water, complex flows and lower velocity, so it is exciting to see just how much of an impact different types of baffles have on the flow dynamics.
The independent CFD simulation was able to demonstrate the depth, and changes to velocity, with and without baffles installed.
The baffles included in this study were, Type 1 Spoiler Baffles, Type 3 Spoiler Baffles and Flexi-Baffles.
Below is a link to a Glide-show and we hope you find it as interesting as we did!
Contact the Fish Passage Action Team if you want to know more, and perhaps run a simulation on a structure that you are planning to remediate.
