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RiversAndWaterways 2 OpenChannelFlow (1) 240115 201105
RiversAndWaterways 2 OpenChannelFlow (1) 240115 201105
RiversAndWaterways 2 OpenChannelFlow (1) 240115 201105
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Open Channel Flow classification
• Uniform / Varied flow
• Steady / unsteady flow
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Open Channel Flow classification
• Uniform / Varied flow
• Steady / unsteady flow
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Open Channel Flow classification
• Uniform / Varied flow
• Steady / unsteady flow
• Rapidly / Gradually varied flow
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Cross sections of
open channels
• Area A
• Wetted Perimeter WP
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Hydraulic Radius and Reynolds number
• Reynolds number in pipelines:
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Laminar vs. turbulent
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Reynolds and Froude number
• Reynolds = inertial force / viscous force
• Froude = inertial force / gravitational force
• NF = V/c
T
• Hydraulic Depth:
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Flow regimes in open channels
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Uniform steady flow in open channels
• Equations at hand:
• Conservation of mass (continuity)
• Conservation of momentum (force balance)
• Conservation of energy (Bernoulli’s Equation)
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Uniform steady flow in open channels
• Uniform flow → weight opposes friction force:
Manning’s Equation
S = h/L
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Uniform steady flow in open channels
• Manning’s coefficient n
or, alternatively:
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Geometry of typical
open channels
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Channel Design: best hydraulic
(economic) section
• Conveyance K = carrying capacity of open channels
≈ inverse of a resistance
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Best hydraulic section
Reasons to choose a different section:
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Friction force: pipeline flow
• Coefficient of Darcy-Weissbach
• Pipe flow:
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Manning, Darcy, Chezy,…
• Darcy friction factor f [-]
• Manning’s n [s/m1/3]
𝑘 1/6
• Strickler’s equation 𝑛=
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Channels of composite roughness
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Specific energy
• Energy according to Bernoulli:
or:
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Hydraulic jump
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Hydraulic jump
• Relation between depths across the jump:
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Hydraulic jump
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Hydraulic jump
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Moving hydraulic jump = Tidal bore
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Types of hydraulic jumps
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Types of hydraulic jumps
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