Okechuku Ozueigbo

Energy Loss Characterization in Stepped Spillways: Experimental Study and Model Development for Slopes of 8.9°–26.6°

Okechuku Ozueigbo & Jonah Agunwamba · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2025

Stepped spillways are structures built across dams to lessen the kinetic energy that could create scour at the natural riverbed below it. These structures utilize their stepped design to manage the energy in floodwaters. Numerous studies have point out the damaging effects of the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2025/v27i51505

Analytic Determination of the Roller Length of a Hydraulic Jump in an Open Channel Flow Using a Bouncing Ball

Okechuku Ozueigbo · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2025

A hydraulic jump is a natural occurrence that occurs in spillways, rivers, and other open channel flows when water or other liquid flowing with a high velocity discharges into a region of lower velocity with an attendant abrupt rise in the liquid surface. Such a phenomenon, known...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2025/v27i11373

Using a Ball that Bounces Down a Flight of Stairs to Determine Energy Dissipation in Stepped Spillway with a Fully Developed Hydraulic Jump

Okechuku Ozueigbo & J. C. Agunwamba · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2022

In this paper, the authors reviewed the characteristics of a ball that descended one step each bounce of a flight of stairs and drew an analogy with a stepped spillway with a fully developed hydraulic jump. They used this concept with equations of motion, classical hydraulic jump...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2022/v23i417604