Dam-Break Hazard Assessment with CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling: The Tianchi Dam Case Study
2025
Jinyuan Xu | Yichen Zhang | Qing Ma | Jiquan Zhang | Qiandong Hu | Yinshui Zhan
In this research, a numerical model for simulating dam break floods was developed utilizing ArcGIS 10.8, 3ds Max 2021, and Flow-3D v11.2 software, with the aim of accurately representing the dam break disaster at Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain. The study involved the construction of a Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) terrain surface and the application of 3ds Max 2021 to enhance the precision of the three-dimensional terrain data, thereby optimizing the depiction of the region&rsquo:s topography. The finite volume method, along with multi-block grid technology, was employed to model the dam break scenario at Tianchi Lake. To evaluate the severity of the dam break disaster, the research integrated land use classifications within the study area with the simulated flood depths resulting from the dam break, applying the natural breaks method for hazard level classification. The findings indicated that the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical model developed in this study significantly enhanced both the efficiency and accuracy of the simulations. Furthermore, the disaster assessment methodology that incorporated land use types facilitated the generation of inundation maps and disaster zoning maps across two scenarios, thereby effectively assessing the impacts of the disaster under varying conditions.
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