OPEN CHANNEL FLOW

Given Q
b=
x=
So =
n=
a=
Q=

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

0.61 m
0 m
0
0.013
1
0.283

Depth (y)
m

A
m2

P
m

B
m

R
m

Dm

0.28
0.34
0.40
0.46
0.52
0.58
0.64
0.70
0.76
0.82

0.17
0.21
0.24
0.28
0.32
0.35
0.39
0.43
0.46
0.50

1.17
1.29
1.41
1.53
1.65
1.77
1.89
2.01
2.13
2.25

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

0.15
0.16
0.17
0.18
0.19
0.20
0.21
0.21
0.22
0.22

aV2

V
m/s

0.28
0.34
0.40
0.46
0.52
0.58
0.64
0.70
0.76
0.82

1.66
1.36
1.16
1.01
0.89
0.80
0.72
0.66
0.61
0.57

0.1399
0.0949
0.0686
0.0518
0.0406
0.0326
0.0268
0.0224
0.0190
0.0163

-Sf

So-Sf

0.4199
0.4349
0.4686
0.5118
0.5606
0.6126
0.6668
0.7224
0.7790
0.8363

-0.006032
-0.003597
-0.002356
-0.001649
-0.001212
-0.000925
-0.000727
-0.000585
-0.000481
-0.000401

-0.004815
-0.002977
-0.002002
-0.00143
-0.001068
-0.000826
-0.000656
-0.000533
-0.000441

2g

dE

0.01497
0.03367
0.04328
0.04873
0.05204
0.05417
0.05561
0.05660
0.05732

dx

-3.11
-11.31
-21.61
-34.07
-48.72
-65.60
-84.75
-106.19
-129.95

0.0000
-3.11
-14.42
-36.03
-70.10
-118.82
-184.42
-269.16
-375.35
-505.30

0.0
3.1
14.4
36.0
70.1
118.8
184.4
269.2
375.4
505.3

OPEN CHANNEL FLOW

Given Q
b=
x=
So =
n=
a=
Q=

0.61 m
0 m
0
0.013
1
444

444

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Depth (y)
m

A
m2

P
m

B
m

R
m

Dm

0.28
0.34
0.40
0.46
0.52
0.58
0.64
0.70
0.76
0.82

Err:508
0.21
0.24
0.28
0.32
0.35
0.39
0.43
0.46
0.50

1.17
1.29
1.41
1.53
1.65
1.77
1.89
2.01
2.13
2.25

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

Err:508
0.16
0.17
0.18
0.19
0.20
0.21
0.21
0.22
0.22

aV2

V
m/s

Err:508
0.34
0.40
0.46
0.52
0.58
0.64
0.70
0.76
0.82

Err:508
2140.79
1819.67
1582.32
1399.75
1254.95
1137.30
1039.81
957.72
887.64

Err:508
233587.4110
168766.9044
127612.0260
99862.0736
80269.6335
65924.5720
55107.5606
46749.8350
40158.6923

-Sf

So-Sf

Err:508
233587.7510
168767.3044
127612.4860
99862.5936
80270.2135
65925.2120
55108.2606
46750.5950
40159.5123

Err:508
-8854.114993
-5799.511725
-4058.542789
-2982.739036
-2276.099096
-1789.262403
-1440.777381
-1183.386507
-988.248199

Err:508
-7326.813
-4929.027
-3520.641
-2629.419
-2032.681
-1615.02
-1312.082
-1085.817

2g

dE

Err:508
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dx

Err:508
8.85
8.35
7.88
7.45
7.06
6.70
6.37
6.07

0.0000
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508

0.0
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508
Err:508

Open Channel Flow

4.434
2.448

2.5

4.434
50

Q=
So =
n=
b=
x=
Cd =
Ps =
g=
Slope =
Steps =

Q
600.0

600 m3/s
0.002
0.04
50 m
0 m
0.88
2.5
9.81
Steep
-0.1

Use GOAL SEEK to find Q

n
b
yn
0.04

50

4.434

So

yc

0.002

2.448

4.000

Backwater Profile
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5

Depth

4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
3000.0

2500.0

2000.0

1500.0

1000.0

Distance Upstream

500.0

0.0

0.0
-500.0

Open Channel Flow

Q=
n=
b=
yn =
So =
Ps =
Cd =

600.0 m3/s
0.04
50 m
4.434 m
0.002
2.5
0.88

h=
g=
x=
yc =
Slope =

4.000
9.81
0 m
2.448 m
Steep

Steps =

-0.1

4.43
2.5

2.45

Direct Step Method

yw

Area

Velocity

m2

m/s

6.5
6.4
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5

325.0
320.0
315.0
310.0
305.0
300.0
295.0
290.0
285.0
280.0
275.0
270.0
265.0
260.0
255.0
250.0
245.0
240.0
235.0
230.0
225.0

63.0
62.8
62.6
62.4
62.2
62.0
61.8
61.6
61.4
61.2
61.0
60.8
60.6
60.4
60.2
60.0
59.8
59.6
59.4
59.2
59.0

5.2
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.8

1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.7

Fr

Fr2

(1-Fr2)

(1-Fr2)

Sf

(So-Sf)

mean

0.2312
0.2366
0.2423
0.2482
0.2543
0.2607
0.2673
0.2743
0.2815
0.2891
0.2970
0.3053
0.3140
0.3231
0.3327
0.3427
0.3532
0.3643
0.3760
0.3883
0.4014

0.0535
0.0560
0.0587
0.0616
0.0647
0.0680
0.0715
0.0752
0.0793
0.0836
0.0882
0.0932
0.0986
0.1044
0.1107
0.1174
0.1248
0.1327
0.1414
0.1508
0.1611

0.9465
0.9440
0.9413
0.9384
0.9353
0.9320
0.9285
0.9248
0.9207
0.9164
0.9118
0.9068
0.9014
0.8956
0.8893
0.8826
0.8752
0.8673
0.8586
0.8492
0.8389

0.945
0.943
0.940
0.937
0.934
0.930
0.927
0.923
0.919
0.914
0.909
0.904
0.899
0.892
0.886
0.879
0.871
0.863
0.854
0.844

(So-Sf)

mean

0.0006
0.0006
0.0007
0.0007
0.0007
0.0008
0.0008
0.0009
0.0009
0.0010
0.0010
0.0011
0.0011
0.0012
0.0013
0.0014
0.0015
0.0016
0.0017
0.0018
0.0019

0.0014
0.0014
0.0013
0.0013
0.0013
0.0012
0.0012
0.0011
0.0011
0.0010
0.0010
0.0009
0.0009
0.0008
0.0007
0.0006
0.0005
0.0004
0.0003
0.0002
0.0001

0.0014
0.0013
0.0013
0.0013
0.0012
0.0012
0.0012
0.0011
0.0011
0.0010
0.0009
0.0009
0.0008
0.0007
0.0007
0.0006
0.0005
0.0004
0.0003
0.0002

0.0
68.8
139.0
210.8
284.3
359.7
437.4
517.7
601.0
687.8
778.7
874.7
976.8
1086.7
1206.4
1339.3
1490.6
1669.3
1892.8
2203.1
2751.9

Open Channel Flow