2 - Surface Solitary Waves
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Practice Questions
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What is open channel flow?
💡 Hint: Think about how rivers or streams behave.
How can waves form in an open channel?
💡 Hint: Consider physical movements in a body of water.
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What defines open channel flow?
💡 Hint: Think about the characteristics of natural watercourses.
True or False: Steady flow means the water depth changes over time.
💡 Hint: Consider how constant conditions look in a flowing river.
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Consider a channel in which a moving wall creates a solitary wave. Calculate the wave speed if the depth of water is 2m and the wall moves at a speed of 0.5m/s.
💡 Hint: Break down the relationship and evaluate your variables correctly.
If static water creates solitary waves when disturbed, analyze how changing the depth of the water affects these waves' behavior.
💡 Hint: Think about how waves behave in shallow versus deep bodies of water.
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