DESIGN OF ROLLER BUCKET
USBR Example
Maximum flood level
Tail Water Level
Spillway Crest Level
D/S river bed elevation
Head above crest, H
h=Crest level-Tailwater level
Discharge ,Q
Width of Overflow section,B
Discharge per Unit width, q = Q/B
value of g
Theoratical Velocity, Vt= (2g(H+h))
Actual Velocity, V1=0.91(Vt)
Depth of flow, D1
Froude Number,F=V1/(gD1)
R/(D1+V1 /2g)
2
Radius of Bucket, R
Radius of Bucket (Selected)
R/(D1+V12/2g)
R/(D1+V1 /2g) vs F, Tmin/D1
2
Tmin
R/(D1+V12/2g) vs F, Tmax/D1
Tmax
R/(D1+V12/2g) vs F, Ts/D1
Ts
Tail Water depth, T
Roller Bucket Invert Level
R/X
A/T
Max Height of Boil, A
The depth of water in the Bucket, B
Difference b/w Tail water (A-B)
= 1,291.65 ft
= 1,011.00 ft
= 1,260.00 ft
= 900.00 ft
= 31.65 ft
= 249.00 ft
= 1,000,000 cusecs
= 1,650.00 ft
= 606.06 cusecs/ft
= 32.20 ft/s2
= 134.44 ft/s
= 122.34 ft/s
= 4.95 ft
= 9.69
= 0.12
= 28.48 ft
= 30.00 ft
= 0.13
= 14.70
= 73.00
= 23.00
= 114.00
= 12.60
= 63.00
= 111.00 ft
897.00 ft
=
= 0.083
= 1.3
= 144.00 ft
= 100.00 ft
= 44.00 ft
 Figure 64 USBR Stilling Basin by Paterka

Figure 66 USBR Stilling Basin by Paterka

Figure 67 USBR Stilling Basin by Paterka

Figure 69 USBR Stilling Basin by Paterka

The bucket invert should be set no lower than 3 feet

below riverbed elevation or more than 38 feet above. 38
ft not feasible

Figure 70 USBR Stilling Basin by Paterka

 DESIGN OF ROLLER BUCKET
Jhing Hydropower Project
Maximum flood level = 1335.77 m 4382.66 ft
Tail Water Level = 1330.00 m 4363.73 ft
Weir/Spillway Crest Level = 1334.00 m 4376.85 ft
Head above crest, H = 1.77 m 5.81 ft
h=Crest level-Tailwater level = 4.00 m 13.12 ft
Discharge ,Q = 182.00 cumecs 6428.24 cusecs
Width of Overflow section,B = 40.00 m 131.24 ft
Discharge per Unit width, q = Q/B = 4.55 cumecs/m 48.98 cusecs/ft
Bucket Invert Level = 1327.19 m 4354.51 ft
value of g = 9.81 m/s2 32.20 ft/s2
Theoratical Velocity, Vt= (2g(H+h)) = 10.64 m/s 34.92 ft/s
Actual Velocity, V1=0.91(Vt) = 9.68 m/s 31.77 ft/s
Depth of flow, D1 = 0.47 m 1.54 ft
Froude Number,F=V1/(gD1) = 4.51 4.51
R/(D1+V1 /2g)
2
= 0.1
Radius of Bucket, R = 0.524797 m 1.721859 ft
R/(D1+V12/2g) vs F, Tmin/D1 =
Tmin = 0
R/(D1+V12/2g) vs F, Tmax/D1 =
Tmax = 0
R/(D1+V12/2g) vs F, Ts/D1 =
Ts = 0
Figure 64 USBR Stilling Basin by Paterka

Figure 66 USBR Stilling Basin by Paterka

Figure 67 USBR Stilling Basin by Paterka

Figure 69 USBR Stilling Basin by Paterka

Hydraulic model tests be performed whenever:
(a) sustained operation near the limiting conditions is expected
(b) discharges per foot of width exceed 500 to 600 c.f.s
(c) velocities entering the bucket are over 75 feet per second
(d) eddies appear to be possible at the ends of the spillway
(e) waves in the downstream channel would be a problem.