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This document contains a tutorial on open channel hydraulics. It discusses the differences between various types of open channel flows and flow conditions. It also contains example problems calculating flow parameters like mean hydraulic radius, Froude number, and identifying flow types based on given channel characteristics.

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This document contains a tutorial on open channel hydraulics. It discusses the differences between various types of open channel flows and flow conditions. It also contains example problems calculating flow parameters like mean hydraulic radius, Froude number, and identifying flow types based on given channel characteristics.

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CE241: OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS

TUTORIAL 01

01. What is the difference between open channel flow and pipe flow.
02. Distinguish between:
i. Steady and Uniform flow
ii. Unsteady and non-uniform flow
iii. Open channel and open channel flow
iv. Prismatic and non-prismatic channel
03. When considering non-uniform flow in open channel, what is the difference between the
rapidly varied flow and gradually varied flow?.
04. For flow in a pipe to be laminar, the criterion is that the Reynolds number be less than
about 2000, but for open channel flow, the criterion is that the Reynolds must be less than
about 500. What is the major reason for this difference?
05. What is the main advantage of using a trapezoid shape compared to a rectangular shape for
open channel design?
06. The flow characteristics of a channel does not change with time at any point. What type
of flow is it?
a) Steady flow
b) Uniform flow
c) Laminar flow
d) Turbulent flow
07. The Reynolds number for a flow in a channel is 1000. What type of flow is it?
a) Laminar
b) Turbulent
c) Transition
d) Steady
08. The Froude’s number for a flow in a channel section is 1. What type of flow is it?
a)Sub-Critical
b)Critical
c)Supercritical
d)Tranquil
09. What is the Froude’s number for a channel having mean velocity 4.34 m/s and mean
hydraulicdepth of 3m?
a)0.4m
b)0.6m
c)0.7m
d) 0.8m
10. Calculate the mean hydraulic radius for a channel having 20m2 cross sectional area and
50m of wetted perimeter.
a) 0.4m
b) 0.5m
c) 0.6m
d) 0.7m
11. Calculate the Froude’s number for a channel having discharge of 261.03m3/s, cross
sectional area of 42m2 and the top width being 6m.
a) 0.65
b) 0.72
c) 0.38
d) 0.75
12. Estimate the type of flow in a channel having cross sectional area of 50m2 and top of the
channel is 5m. The mean velocity of flow is 0.1m/s and the absolute viscosity of water is
0.625 N-s/m2.
a) Laminar
b) Turbulent
c) Transition
d) Steady
12. Under which of the following conditions steady non-uniform flow in open channels occurs?
a) When for a constant discharge the liquid depth in the channel varies along its length
b) When a constant discharge flows at the constant depth
c) When a constant discharge flows in a channel laid at a fixed slope
d) When the discharge and the depth both vary along the channel length
13. When the depth of flow changes gradually over a length of the channel, then the flow will be
termed as:
a) Rapidly varied flow
b) Critical flow
c) Gradually varied flow
d) Uniform flow
14. Non-uniform flow may caused by:
a. The change in width, depth, bed slope etc. of the channel
b. An obstruction, across a channel of uniform width
c. None of the above.
d. Both (a) and (b)
15. The phenomenon occurring in an open channel when a rapidly flowing stream abruptly
changes to slowly flowing stream causing a distinct rise of liquid surface, is
a. Uniform flow
b. Critical discharge
c. Hydraulic jump
d. None of the above
16. The channel whose cross-section, width, depth and bed slope is not changed is known as
a. Rigid channel
b. Prismatic channel
c. Non-prismatic channel
d. Boundary channel

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