Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Labyrinth spillways are an innovative way to increase a spillway's discharge capacity by lengthening the weir crest in a constrained footprint. CFD modeling provides insight into the flow characteristics of these complex spillways shapes and can assist with the design optimization. This FLOW-3D HYDRO example shows how you can visualize the flow details at any point in your model domain and extract a variety of useful hydraulic outputs to support the design process. Explore published research on labyrinth weir modeling in the FLOW-3D HYDRO bibliography at flow3d.com/resources/bibliography/water-environmental-bibliography
Labyrinth spillways are an innovative way to increase a spillway's discharge capacity by lengthening the weir crest in a constrained footprint. CFD modeling provides insight into the flow characteristics of these complex spillways shapes and can assist with the design optimization. This FLOW-3D HYDRO example shows how you can visualize the flow details at any point in your model domain and extract a variety of useful hydraulic outputs to support the design process. Explore published research on labyrinth weir modeling in the FLOW-3D HYDRO bibliography at flow3d.com/resources/bibliography/water-environmental-bibliography
