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Hydrualics: Open Channel Flow - 1

1) The document discusses open channel flow and provides examples of calculating flow properties for different channel cross sections, including area, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, velocity, discharge rate, and total discharge. 2) Example calculations are shown for a rectangular channel, various trapezoidal channels, and a compound channel with a main channel and floodway. 3) Key variables like slope, depth, width, and shape of the cross section are used to determine other flow properties through standard open channel flow equations.

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Hydrualics: Open Channel Flow - 1

1) The document discusses open channel flow and provides examples of calculating flow properties for different channel cross sections, including area, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, velocity, discharge rate, and total discharge. 2) Example calculations are shown for a rectangular channel, various trapezoidal channels, and a compound channel with a main channel and floodway. 3) Key variables like slope, depth, width, and shape of the cross section are used to determine other flow properties through standard open channel flow equations.

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Hydrualics

Open Channel Flow - 1

04.04.11
Exercise-1
Q1. Water flows in a concrete rectangular open channel that is 12 m wide at a
depth of 2.5m. The channel slope is 0.0028. Find the water velocity and the flow
rate.

1
V  .R 2 / 3 .s1/ 2
n
n  0.013
A (12 x 2.5)
R   1.765m
Pw (2.5  12  2.5)
1
V x(1.765) 2 / 3 x(0.0028)1/ 2  5.945m / s
0.013
Q  A.V  (12 x 2.5) x5.945  178m3 / sec
Exercise -2
Q2. For each of the channel cross sections shown in following, compute the area,
wetted perimeter and hydraulic radius.
Exercise - 2

1   4 
2
A    6.283m
2

2 4 
1
Pw  xx 4  6.283m
2
A 6.283
R   1m
Pw 6.283
Exercise - 2

A  5 x 2.5  12.5m 2
Pw  2.5  5  2.5  10m
A 12.5
R   1.25m
Pw 10
Exercise - 2

 1 
A  5 x1.2  2 x  x1.2 x1.2  7.44m 2
 2 
 
Pw  5  2 x1.2 x 2  8.394m
A 7.44
R   0.886m
Pw 8.394
Exercise - 3

Q3. Calculate the discharge in steady flow through the channel and floodway of
figure; take s = 0.001 and y = 2.438 m.

1
Q  A. .R 2 / 3 .s1/ 2
n
Exercise - 3

A1  12 x(5  2.438)  (5  2.438) x(5  2.438)  (2.438 x 2.438 / 2)  141.6m 2


Pw1  (5  2.438) 2  (5  2.438) 2  12  52  52  29.59m


Q1  141.6 x1 / 0.025x 141.6
29.59

2/3
x0.0011/ 2  508.6m3 / sec
Exercise - 3

A2  120 x 2.438  (2.4382 / 2)  295.5m 2


Pw 2  120  (2.438) 2  (2.438) 2  123.4m


Q2  295.5 x1 / 0.04x 295.5
123.4

2/3
x0.0011/ 2  418.1m3 / sec
Q  Q1  Q2  926.7m3 / sec

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