Dylan C.

asked • 11/30/23

Hydraulics- rectangular open channel characteristics NEED HELP PLEASE

Water flowing through a rectangular channel experiences a hydraulic jump. The initial depth is

0.43m and the flow per unit width is 5.3 m2/s. Compute:


1. The sequent depth


my un-checked answer Ys=3.4 m


2. The head loss through the jump


my un-checked answer HL=1.53m


3. The specific force downstream of the jump (γ = 9790 kg m-2 s-2, ρ = 998 kg m-3)


my un-checked answer SF= 59981.6


4. The critical depth of the channel


need help answering


5. The minimum specific energy


need help answering

1 Expert Answer

By:

James T. answered • 11/13/24

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