Practice Assumptions In Deriving Hydraulic Jump Equations (3.4) - Non-Uniform Flow and Hydraulic Jump (Contd.)

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Question 1.
Define a hydraulic jump.
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Think about flow changes in a channel.
Question 2.
What is the first key assumption in analyzing hydraulic jumps?
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What does 'uniform' refer to?
3Question 3.
What condition must be met for a hydraulic jump to occur?
- Flow must be supercritical
- Flow must be subcritical
- Flow must be laminar
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Recall the definition of supercritical flow.
4Question 4.
Hydrostatic pressure varies with what factor?
- True
- False
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Think about how deeper fluids push down.
Question 5.
Calculate the change in flow depth at a hydraulic jump given an upstream velocity and downstream conditions.
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Identify the terms that simplify in your calculations.
Question 6.
Formulate an equation showing how energy loss during a hydraulic jump calculates differences in upstream and downstream velocities.
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Refer back to your conservation principles!

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