Purpose of calculation: ExcelCalcs Link

Use the force-momentum principle to calculate the forces at hydraulic jump

in the x and y directions, Fx and Fy respectively.
Calculation Reference
Hydraulics

Calculation Validation
Validated against worked example in lecture notes.

Calculation Units SI 2

u₂
hydraulic
jump
u₁ h₂
h₁

π= 3.14
Height of water at inlet
h1 = 0.15 m
Constant channel width
B= 1m
Acceleration due to gravity
g= 10 m/s²
Density of water
ρ= 1000 kg/m³
Velocity of water at inlet
u1 = 3.0 m/s
Froude number
Fr = 2.45 / (gh1)0.5
= u1###
Height of water at outlet
h2 = #ADDIN? m = ###
h1 ([1 + 8Fr2]0.5 - 1)
Velocity of water at outlet 2
u2 = #ADDIN? m/s = Bh
###u
1 1

Momentum flow rate at inlet Bh2

M1 = 1350 kg.m/s² = ρBh
### u2
1 1

Momentum flow rate at outlet

M2 = #ADDIN? kg.m/s² = ρBh
### u2
2 2

Horizontal force at inlet

F1 = #ADDIN? kg.m/s² = ###
ρgh1 Bh1
Horizontal force at outlet 2
F2 = #ADDIN? kg.m/s² = ###
ρgh2 Bh2
2
Head loss due to hydraulic jump
hj = #ADDIN? m {u12 - u22}
= ### + (h1 - h2)
 {2g}
Discharge at inlet
Q= 0.45 m³/s = Bh###
u
1 1
Power dissipated in the hydraulic jump
P = #ADDIN? W = ρgQh
###j
Table of compatible units
Length Time Mass Velocity
Fundamental m s kg m/s
SI m s kg m/s
SI (mm) mm s t mm/s
US Unit (ft) ft s slug ft/s
US Unit (in) in s lbf.s²/in in/s
Acceleration Force Momentum LDForce Work Energy Power Density Stress Discharge
m/s² kg.m/s² kg.m/s² kg/s² kg.m/s².m kg.m/s².m kg.m²/s³ kg/m³ kg/m.s² m³/s
m/s² N kg.m/s² N/m J J W kg/m³ N/m² m³/s
mm/s² N g.mm/s² N/mm mJ mJ mW t/mm³ MPa mm³/s
ft/s² lbf lb.ft/s² lbf.ft ft.lb ft.lb ft.lb/s slug/ft³ lbf/ft² ft³/s
in/s² lbf lbf.in/s² lbf.in in.lbf in.lbf in.lbf/s lbf.s²/in⁴ psi in³/s
x along length

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