Design Memorandum

Project Name: Dudh Koshi‐4 Hydropower Project
Consultant Name:
Designed By:

Description Symbol Unit Formula Value Remarks

Weir
Weir type Ogee
Coefficient of disharge Cw 2.2 Ref: S.K. Garg, Pg. 1108
Weir length L m 48.50 From drawing
Discharge 20 yrs flood Q20 m3/s 1637
From revised interim 
Discharge 100 yrs flood Q100 m3/s 2292
report
Freeboard F m 1.00
using 100 yrs return 
Hovertop He m (Q/L/C)^(2/3) 7.73
period flood
Weir height H m 6.30
Velocity head Ha m Va2/(2g) 0.63 Ref: S.K. Garg
Design head over weir Hd m He‐Ha 7.09

Stilling Basin
Flood discharge (100 Years) Qflood m3/sec 2292.00
Length of the weir L m 48.50
Weir crest elevation masl 953.96
Acceleration due to gravity g m/sec2 9.81
Discharge intensity q m3/s/m Q/L 47.26
U/s bed level masl 947.66
U/s total energy UTEL masl 961.69
d/s velocity of flow V m/s 2.70
velocity head Va m 0.37
d/s water level m 949.65
d/s bed level m 944.85
Water depth m 4.80
d/s TEL DTEL m 950.02
Head difference between u/s 
TEL and d/s TEL HL m 11.67
y1  m 2.21
Velocity at the sequent depth 
y1 V1 m/s 21.43
Froude's Number F1 4.61
y2  m 13.31
Headloss by the jump 
formation m 11.67
Check for Jump position 0 0 Jump downstream
Type of Stilling Basin to be  USBR Stilling basin,Type 
provided 2
Length of jump m 50

Undersluice
Flood discharge Qf m3/s 2292.00 100 yrs return period
Required discharge through  15% of 100 yrs return 
Q m3/s 245.55
undersluice period flood
No. of openings N 2.00
Width of opening W m 3.20
Height of opening H m 4.00
Coeff. Of discharge Cd 0.80

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Project Name: Dudh Koshi‐4 Hydropower Project
Consultant Name:
Designed By:

Description Symbol Unit Formula Value Remarks

Contraction coeff. Cc 0.61
HFL at Intake for flood 20yrs H1 m 958.96

Undersluice gate invert level H2 m 947.16 from drawing

Available head to opening m H1‐H2‐Cc*H 9.65
Flushing velocity cd*sqrt(2gh) 11.01
Discharge capacity A*V 281.78 ok

Side Intake
43.49 cumecs design 
Design discharge Qd m3/s 43.49
discharge through intake
Settling basin flushing 
Qfs m3/s % of Qd 20%
discharge
Required Q through orifice Qreq m3/s 56.54
Ref: DOED design guide 
Coeff. of discharge Cd 0.70
lines
No. of orifices N 6
Sill Height Hsill m 2.00
Velocity through orifice Vo m/s 0.9 Assumed, Ref: Mosonyi
Assumed, to prevent 
Submergence at d/s of orifice Hsub m 0.3 suction of floating debris 
into intake
Height of each orifice Ho m 3.90 Assumed
Width of each orifice Wo m Q/(Ho*Vo*N) 4.00
((Q/Cd/A/N)^2) 
Head loss dh m 0.038
/2/g

Height of each orifice H m 3.900 Adopted

Width of each orifice W m 4.000 Adopted
velocity through orifice V m/s 0.604
Q through orifice Q m3/s 56.54 ok

Approach conduit
No. of Approach conduit N 3.00
Length of Box culvert L m 80.00
Width W m 3.50
Height H m 3.50
Area A m2 12.25
Wetted perimeter P m 14.00
Hydraulic radius Hr m 0.88
equivalent diameter EqDia m 3.95
Inlet Headloss coefficient Ki 0.25
Outlet Headloss coefficient Ko 0.30
Inlet Headloss  hi m 0.04
Outlet Headloss  ho m 0.05
Friction loss hf m 0.07
Headloss HL m 0.26
Froude no. 0.29

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Project Name: Dudh Koshi‐4 Hydropower Project
Consultant Name:
Designed By:

Description Symbol Unit Formula Value Remarks

Velocity through culvert V m/s 1.797
Q through culvert Q m3/s 66.04

Settling Basin
No. of chambers N 4
DOED, Nepal design 
Particle size to be settled d mm 0.2 guidelines
Ref: ITDG design 
guideines (Practical 
Settling velocity W m/s 0.020
Answer), from rouse 
graph
Design discharge Qd m3/s 43.49
Flushing discharge each 
Qf m3/s 20% of Qd 8.70
chamber
Discharge through each 
Q m3/s (Qd+Qf)/N 13.05
chamber
Width of basin B m 7.8 assumed
Horizontal velocity V m/s 0.220 assumed
Flow depth D m (Q+0.5*Qf)/(V*B) 7
Length of basin L m A/B 92
1.5^2*V^2* 
Velikanov, Ref: Mosonyi, 
Length of basin L m (SQRT(D) ‐0.2)^2/  216.8
Pg. 37
(7.51*w^2)
92 Adopted
L/B ratio L/B 2.9
Ref: Doed design 
Shear velocity u* m/s 0.042*V/ R^(1/6) 0.00793
guidelines, Headworks
Factor of safety K 1.20 assumed
Surface area As m2 B*L 2870
w/u* 2.5
w*As/Q 1.2
Trap efficiency 98% Camp's diagram
‐(w*A/Q)
Trap efficiency n2 n =  1‐e 70% vetter's equation

Adopted Dimensions
Length m 92 Adopted
Width of each basin m 7.8 Adopted
Flow depth m 7 Adopted