Dynamics of Water Flow and Sediments in the Upper Paraná River between Porto Primavera and Itaipu Dams, Brazil
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The following paper aims to quantify the bedload transport in the Paraná river in the Porto São José cross section (22°45’52”S; 53°10’34”W), between Porto Primavera and Itaipu dams, Brazil. In the used method, the bedload transport is estimated from the height and the displacement of the dunes along a longitudinal profile. The results were compared with those obtained from classical bedload transport equations. In the Porto São José cross section, the estimated average bedload transport applying the Dune Displacement Method (DDM) was 3,157 t d-1, which corresponds to an average annual bedload transport of 1,152,325 t yr-1. Applying the Van Rijn equation the average bedload transport was calculated in 2,830 t d-1 (1,032,950 t yr-1), while using the Engelund-Fredsøe equation the average bedload transport found was 3,135 t d-1 (1,144,378 t yr-1). The obtained values using different methods presented some coherence each other, which means that these results can be used as a starting point to establish bedload transport estimations in the Upper Paraná river. Resumo: O presente trabalho tem por objetivo quantificar o transporte sólido de fundo do rio Paraná, na seção de Porto São José (22°45’52”S; 53°10’34”W), entre as barragens de Porto Primavera e Itaipu, Brasil. No método utilizado o transporte de fundo é estimado a partir da altura e do deslocamento das formas de leito ao longo de um perfil longitudinal. Os resultados obtidos foram comparados com os resultados obtidos à partir de algumas equações clássicas de calculo de transporte de fundo. Na seção de Porto São José, através do método das dunas, o transporte médio de fundo foi estimado em 3.157 t d-1, o que corresponde a uma carga solida anual de aproximadamente 1.152.325 t/ano-1. Quanto aos valores obtidos através da aplicação das formulas pré-selecionadas, à partir do método de Van Rijn chegou-se um transporte médio de 2.830 t d-1 (1.032.950 t ano-1) e com o método de Engelund-Fredsøe obteve-se um transporte médio de 3.135 t d-1 (1.144.378 t ano-1). Os valores obtidos a partir das diferentes metodologias apresentaram uma coerência entre si, o que pode ser o ponto de partida para estabelecer uma metodologia adequada às condições naturais de fluxo de grandes rios, como é o caso do Paraná.
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