Open Channel Flow - Uniform Flow or Equilibrium Flow   (continued)

 

 

Applications involving equilibrium (or uniform) flow: 

 

                                     Given Data                                               Solve for:    

 

Q, L, ν, size, shape, roughness coefficient

    

      So

 

So, L, ν, size, shape, roughness coefficient

    

 V, y, Q

 

So, Q, L, ν, size, shape, roughness coefficient

   

   RH, y

 

Solve first two by direct calculation.  Last one requires iteration.  (Hardest type)

 

 

Click here for an example involving uniform flow.   

 

 

Click here to move on to a discussion of varied flow.

 

 

Click here to skip to a discussion of rapidly varying flow and the hydraulic jump.

 

 

Click here to return to the discussion of open channel flow.

 

 

 


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