
Baffle blocks are concrete structures with different shapes, for example trapezoidal,
[Effect of baffle block configurations on characteristics of hydraulic jump in adverse stilling basins](_blank)
Ali Abbas,Haider Alwash, Ali Mahmood, MATEC Web of Conferences 162, 03005 (2018), ''matec-conferences.org'' used in flowing water to reduce its force. They are arranged in several rows in stilling basins.
They are used in spillways and dams, in irrigation systems, to protect fishes in rivers with hydrotechnical installations, to improve sediment deposition, as a solution to scouring in hydraulic projects
and in flood control.
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Slosh baffle
A slosh baffle is a device used to dampen the adverse effects of liquid slosh
In fluid dynamics, slosh refers to the movement of liquid inside another object (which is, typically, also undergoing motion).
Strictly speaking, the liquid must have ...
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Fluid dynamics
Stormwater management
Soil erosion
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