Practice Energy Gradient Line and Energy Losses - 16.5.3 | 16. Open Channel Flow III | Fluid Mechanics - Vol 3
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16.5.3 - Energy Gradient Line and Energy Losses

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define specific energy in open channel flow.

💡 Hint: Think about energy in terms of weight, fluid dynamics, and height.

Question 2

Easy

What does a Froude number less than 1 indicate?

💡 Hint: Recall how flow behaves compared to wave speed.

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Question 1

What is the formula for specific energy?

  • E = y + (v^2)/(2g)
  • E = y/(v^2)
  • E = (2g)/y

💡 Hint: Recall the formula involving velocity and gravitational effects.

Question 2

True or False: A hydraulic jump occurs from subcritical to supercritical flow.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the transition in terms of flow dynamics.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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.

Question 2

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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