Calculation of Overland Sheet Flow Travel Time Using the Manning Kinematic Equation - S.I.

units

Inputs
Manning Roughness Coefficient, n = 0.15

Calculations
Overland Flow Time Travel, t1 = 32.9 min

Length of Flow Path, L =

25

2 yr, 24 hr rainfall, P =

120

mm

Ground Slope, S =

0.0004

Calculation of Shallow Concentrated Flow Travel Time Using the NCRS Method - S.I. units
Inputs
Length of Flow Path, L = 30 m

Calculations
For unpaved surface:

Ground Slope, S =

0.0004

Flow Velocity, V = Travel time, t2 =

0.098356 5.1

m/s min

For paved surface:

Flow Velocity, V = Travel time, t2 =

0.12392 4.0

m/s min

Calculation of Channnel Flow Travel Time Using the Manning Equation - S.I. units
For a Trapezoidal Channel Cross-section Inputs
Bottom width, b = 0.7 m

Calculations
Cross-Sect. Area, A = 0.76 m2

Depth of flow, y =

0.4

Wetted Perimeter, P =

3.2

Side Slope, z = ( H:V = z:1 )

Hydraulic Radius, R =

0.24

mm

Discharge, Q = Manning roughness, n = 0.022 Ave. Velocity, V = Channel bottom slope, S = 0.0003 m/m Channel travel time, t3 = Length of Flow Path, L = 25 m

0.23

m3/s

0.300

m/s

1.4

min

Calculation of Time of Concentration ( tc = t 1 + t 2 + t 3 )

Inputs ( values from above) t1 = t2 = t3 =
32.9 5.1 1.4 min min min

Calculations tc =
37.5 min

t1 = overland sheet flow runoff travel time, min n = Manning roughness coefficient, dimensionless L = length of the flow path, m (Max. L should be 100 m) P = 2 year, 24 hr rainfall, mm S = ground slope, m/m

Equations for NCRS Method for Shallow Concentrated Flow

t2 = L/(60V)
for unpaved surface: V = 4.9178S0.5 for paved surface: V = 6.1960S0.5 where: t2 = shallow concentrated flow runoff travel time, min L = length of the flow path, m V = shallow concentrated flow velocity, m/sec S = surface slope, m/m

V = Q/A R = A/P t3 = L/(60V)

Where: Q = channel flow rate, m3/s V = average velocity of flow, m/s A = channel cross-sectional area, m2 P = wetted perimeter of channel, m S = channel bottom slope, m/m n = Manning roughness coefficient for channel L = Length of flow path, m t3 = travel time for channel flow, min