Numerical study of an innovative fish ladder design for perched culverts

作者：Duguay Jason M^*; Lacey R W Jay

来源：Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2016, 43(2): 173-181.

DOI：10.1139/cjce-2014-0436

• perched culverts
• fish passage
• fish ladder
• numerical modeling

A fish ladder designed to facilitate fish passage at the outlet end of perched culverts is investigated with a 3D computational fluid dynamics model. The fish ladder consists of a series of alternating arch baffles with geometries providing options for fish passage over varying flow and debris conditions within the ladder. At high flows, the baffle's protruding center arch increases pool depth, reducing the volumetric bulk turbulence of the pools and improving fish habitat. The arch baffle is compared to a standard baffle design currently in use and demonstrates potential advantages for fish passage. A recirculation zone of low velocity occupies a large volume of the pool believed to provide appropriate hydraulic habitat for resting and staging jump attempts upstream. This numerical study provides an acceptable design for future physical prototype testing in the laboratory or field to verify hydraulics and evaluate fish passage effectiveness.

• 出版日期2016-2