16.5.3 - Energy Gradient Line and Energy Losses
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Define specific energy in open channel flow.
💡 Hint: Think about energy in terms of weight, fluid dynamics, and height.
What does a Froude number less than 1 indicate?
💡 Hint: Recall how flow behaves compared to wave speed.
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What is the formula for specific energy?
💡 Hint: Recall the formula involving velocity and gravitational effects.
True or False: A hydraulic jump occurs from subcritical to supercritical flow.
💡 Hint: Think about the transition in terms of flow dynamics.
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If the flow depth is 3 m and the flow velocity is 5 m/s, calculate the specific energy and determine if it is subcritical, critical, or supercritical.
💡 Hint: Look at the relationship between energy terms and the definition of the Froude number.
Design an open channel flow for a bridge that needs to manage energy losses. Given that the bridge width is 10 m and flow depth is 4 m with a velocity of 8 m/s, calculate energy losses during a hydraulic jump, assuming flow past the bridge is supercritical.
💡 Hint: You will use the concept of energy conservation during hydraulic jumps.
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