16.3 - Types of Flow
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Practice Questions
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What is subcritical flow characterized by?
💡 Hint: Think of the relationship between flow speed and wave speed.
Define critical flow.
💡 Hint: What happens to flow speed relative to wave speed in this state?
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What Froude number indicates supercritical flow?
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of Froude number.
True or False: Critical flow occurs when the Froude number is less than 1.
💡 Hint: What defines critical flow?
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Given a flow depth of 3m and a flow velocity of 8m/s, calculate the Froude number and determine if the flow is subcritical, critical, or supercritical.
💡 Hint: Use the formula for Froude number and substitute values for V, g, and y.
Analyze a channel with a hydraulic jump, where upstream the flow depth is 4m and velocity is 12m/s. Calculate the downstream conditions if energy loss is 1.5m.
💡 Hint: Compute energies at both ends and solve for flow depth at downstream using energy equations.
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