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Tarbela dam is one of the largest earth filled dam in the world used for power generation and irrigation purposes. Like all reservoirs the sediments inflow in the Tarbela reservoir has also resulted in reduction in water storage capacity and is also causing damage to the tunnels, the power generating units and ultimately to the plant equipment. This book is a starting effort in the modeling, simulation and analysis of Tarbela Dam infrastructure. Detailed simulation results highlight the critical areas for damage and ultimately the life prediction of the reservoir in terms of its storage capacity, erosion rate and strength of the tunnels. In first part of this book, results of numerical studies regarding water and sediment flow through Tarbela reservoir are discussed. In second part, results of numerical studies regarding turbulent flows through the tunnels with and without considering the effect of sediments, for different water heads, for one way and two way couplings, different injection techniques, different turbulence models are discussed. Numerical models developed will be helpful in the study of existing dams and the design of future projects.
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.Muhammad Abid is an innovator who is currently working as a senior product manager in the Services and Routing Group at Cisco. He is engaged in developing the next generation of platforms and innovative technologies that will support data center interconnect and software defined network (SDN) frameworks and play a key role in enabling cloud-based services and applications. Prior to this, he was focused on architecting solutions and driving technology roadmaps across multiple business units for unified communications, collaboration, and threat defense. Before joining Cisco, Muhammad held several positions, including at T-Systems, Padcom, Telcordia, and Latham & Watkins. Over the past 18 years, he has been involved in building innovative products and designing and architecting networks for service providers and enterprises. He has also validated mobility solutions for enterprises and performed technical audits on service provider equipment and networks. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the City University of New York and an Executive Master in Technology Management degree from the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey
