Abstract: Publisher SummaryThis chapter presents some theoretical and practical aspects of open channel hydraulics. A study of reservoir sedimentation being part of the study of open channel flow in movable bed channels requires knowledge of the basic principles of open channel hydraulics, as well as of river behavior. Basic principles of open channel hydraulics are described in this chapter. Relationships describing the behavior of fluid flowing in open channels are derived by using the Reynolds transport theorem as point of departure. This theorem allows an understanding of the relationship between a system and a control volume. Subsequent to the derivation of conservation of mass, linear momentum, and energy equations, the concept of specific energy is discussed in the chapter. Means of estimating channel roughness and calculation of uniform flow phenomena are also discussed along with the choice of cross-section under diverging flow conditions.
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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