The detention facilities can effectively reduce the peak flow, delay the peak time of flood or increase the infiltration. Sutro weirs and isosceles trapezoidal inflow hydrographs are used in this research. We use the Runge-Kutta numerical method to perform mathematical calculation and compare with the rectangular weir experiment. The Runge-Kutta numerical method provides a good way for flow prediction. After compared with experimental achievement, we can conclude Sutro weirs are better than rectangular weirs when peak reduction degree κ are the same and shape ratio a/b (a is the base on a rectangular weir of depth with Sutro weir, b is the base on a rectangular weir of width with Sutro weir) is less than 0.7. The above methods also give some suggestions and applications for designers.
The detention facilities can effectively reduce the peak flow, delay the peak time of flood or increase the infiltration. Sutro weirs and isosceles trapezoidal inflow hydrographs are used in this research. We use the Runge-Kutta numerical method to perform mathematical calculation and compare with the rectangular weir experiment. The Runge-Kutta numerical method provides a good way for flow prediction. After compared with experimental achievement, we can conclude Sutro weirs are better than rectangular weirs when peak reduction degree κ are the same and shape ratio a/b (a is the base on a rectangular weir of depth with Sutro weir, b is the base on a rectangular weir of width with Sutro weir) is less than 0.7. The above methods also give some suggestions and applications for designers.