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Open Channel Flow: Monroe L. Weber-Shirk S Civil Environmental Engineering
Open Channel Flow: Monroe L. Weber-Shirk S Civil Environmental Engineering
Turbulence
Relationship between shear and velocity? ___________
Open Conduits:
Dimensional Analysis
Geometric parameters A
Hydraulic radius (Rh) Rh
___________________
P
Channel length (l)
___________________
___________________
Roughness ()
Write the functional relationship
æl e ö
C p = f ç , , Re, Fr , M, W ÷
è Rh Rh ø
V
No!
Does Fr affect shear? _________ Fr =
yg
Pressure Coefficient for Open
Channel Flow?
2p Pressure Coefficient
Cp p hl
2
V (Energy Loss Coefficient)
2 ghl hl = S f l
C hl Head loss coefficient
V2
Friction slope
2 gS f l Friction slope coefficient Slope of EGL
CS f =
V2
Dimensional Analysis
æl e ö 2 gS f l
CS f = f ç , , Re÷ CS f =
è Rh Rh ø V2
l æe ö
CS f = f ç , Re÷ Head loss length of channel
Rh è Rh ø
Rh æe ö Rh
CS f = f ç , Re÷ = l (like f in Darcy-Weisbach) C Sf =l
l è Rh ø 2
l
LV
hl f
D 2g
2 gS f l Rh l V2 2 gS R 2g
=l Sf = V = f h V = S f Rh
V 2
l Rh 2 g l l
Chezy Equation (1768)
Introduced by the French engineer Antoine
Chezy in 1768 while designing a canal for
the water-supply system of Paris
2g
V = C Rh S f compare V= S f Rh
l
where C = Chezy coefficient
m m 0.0054 > l > 0.00087 For a pipe
60 < C < 150 d 4 Rh
s s 0.022 > f > 0.0035
where 60 is for rough and 150 is for smooth
also a function of R (like f in Darcy-Weisbach)
Darcy-Weisbach Equation (1840)
d 2
f = Darcy-Weisbach friction factor
A 4 d
l V2 l V2 Rh
hl = f hl = f P d 4
d 2g 4 Rh 2 g
l V2 V2 8g
Sfl = f S f Rh = f V= S f Rh
4 Rh 2 g 8g f
1 2.5
2 log Similar to Colebrook
f 12 Rh Re f
For rock-bedded streams 1
f 2
where d84 = rock size larger than 84% of the Rh
rocks in a random sample 1.2 2.03log
d84
Manning Equation (1891)
Use Solver!
Flow in Round Conduits
= ( r sin q )( r cos q )
r y
arccos
r
radians
A r 2 sin cos
r
T 2r sin
P 2 r A y
Maximum discharge
when y = ______
0.938d T
Velocity Distribution
1 y
v y V gdS 0 1 ln For channels wider than 10d
d
k » 0.4 Von Kármán constant 2 0.8d
V = average velocity 1.5
depth [m]
1 0.4d
d = channel depth 0.5 0.2d
0
At what elevation does the 0 1 2 3 4 5
V
velocity equal the average v(y) [m/s]
velocity?
y 1
- 1 = ln
d
y= d 0.368d
e
Open Channel Flow: Energy
Relations
V12 hL = S f Dx
velocity head 1
energy
______
2g V22
2 grade line
2g
hydraulic
_______
y1 grade line
y2
S o x
x
2 2 Turbulent flow ( 1)
V V
y1 + So Dx + 1
= y2 + 2
+ S f Dx y - depth of flow
2g 2g
Energy Equation for Open Channel Flow
V12 V22
y1 + + So Dx = y2 + + S f Dx
2g 2g
Specific Energy
The sum of the depth of flow and the
velocity head is the specific energy: + pressure
V2 y - _______
potential energy
E y
2g V2
- _______
kinetic energy
2g
E1 So x E2 S f x
4
3 vena contracta
2
y2 1
2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
E1 E2
E
Given downstream depth and discharge, find upstream depth.
alternate depths (same specific energy)
y1 and y2 are ___________
Why not use momentum conservation to find y1?
Specific Energy: Raise the Sluice
Gate
4
sluice gate
3
y1 EGL
2
y
1 2
y2 1
E1 E2
0
0 1 2 3 4 q2
E E y
2gy 2
as sluice gate is raised y1 approaches y2 and E is minimized:
Maximum discharge for given energy.
Step Up with Subcritical Flow
Short, smooth step with rise y in channel
Given upstream depth and discharge find y2
4
Energy conserved
4 3
3 2
y
2 1
y
1 0
0 1 y 2 3 4
0 E E1 = E2 + Dy
0 1 2 3 4
E
Is alternate depth possible? __________________________
NO! Calculate depth along step.
Max Step Up
Short, smooth step with maximum rise y in channel
What happens if the step is 4
y1 increases
increased further?___________ 3
4
y
3
1
2
y
0
1
0 1 2 3 4
y E
0 E1 = E2 + Dy
0 1 2 3 4
E
Step Up with Supercritical flow
Short, smooth step with rise y in channel
Given upstream depth and discharge find y2
4
4 3
3 2
y
2 1
y
1 0
0 1 y 2 3 4
0 E E1 = E2 + Dy
0 1 2 3 4
E
What happened to the water depth?______________________________
Increased! Expansion! Energy Loss
4
yc
2
y
Critical Flow 1
0
0 1 2 3 4
E
q 2T 3 q2
1
3 3
gy T
c gyc3
1/ 3
q 2
yc Only for rectangular channels!
g
Vc2 yc Vc2
yc velocity head = 0.5 (depth)
g 2 2g
V2 yc 2
E y E yc yc E
2g 2 3
Critical Depth
Vc q T
Fr = = =Q 3
3
yc g 3
gyc gA
2
y
Super
Fr>1 = ______critical 1
Sub
Fr<1 = ______critical 0
0 1 2 3 4
E
4
y
Critical Flow 1
0
0 1 2 3 4
E
dE
Characteristics 0
dy
Unstable surface
Series of standing waves Difficult to measure depth
Occurrence
Broad crested weir (and other weirs)
Channel Controls (rapid changes in cross-section)
Over falls
Changes in channel slope from mild to steep
Used for flow measurements
Unique relationship between depth and discharge
___________________________________________
Broad-Crested Weir
1/ 3 yc
q 2 E
yc H
g yc
P Broad-crested
3
q gy c Q = b gyc3 weir
2
yc E Hard to measure yc
3
3/ 2
2 E measured from top of weir
Qb g E 3/ 2
3
3/ 2
2 Cd corrects for using H rather
Q Cd b g H
3 than E.
Broad-crested Weir: Example
Calculate the flow and the depth upstream.
The channel is 3 m wide. Is H approximately
equal to E? H E
yc m
yc=0.3
0.5 Broad-crested
weir
Energy equation
How do you find H?______________________
Solution
Could a hydraulic jump be laminar?
Hydraulic Jump
Used for energy dissipation
Occurs when flow transitions from
supercritical to subcritical
base of spillway
Steep slope to mild slope
We would like to know depth of water
downstream from jump as well as the
location of the jump
Which equation, Energy or Momentum?
Hydraulic Jump
M1 M 2 W Fp Fp Fss Conservation of Momentum
1 2
hL
EGL
M 1 x M 2 x F p Fp 1x 2x
M 1 x V12 A1 y2
2
y1
M 2 x V A2 2
L
QV1 QV2 p1 A1 p2 A2
2 2 r gy Q
Q Q gy1 A1 gy2 A2 p= V
2
A1 A2 2 2 A
Hydraulic Jump:
Conjugate Depths
For a rectangular channel make the following substitutions
A By Q By1V1
V1
Fr1 = Froude number
gy1
y1
Much algebra y2 1 1 8 Fr12
2
y2 - 1 + 1 + 8 Fr12
=
y1 2
valid for slopes < 0.02
Hydraulic Jump:
Energy Loss and Length
Energy Loss E1 E2 hL
q2 y2 y1 3
E y algebra hL
2gy 2 4 y1 y2
significant energy loss (to turbulence) in jump
Length of jump
No general theoretical solution
Experiments show
L 6 y2 for 4.5 < Fr1 < 13
Specific Momentum
gy1 A1 Q 2 gy2 A2 Q 2 5 E
2 A1 2 A2 4 1:1 slope
y1 A1 Q 2 y2 A2 Q 2 M
3
2 A1 g 2 A2 g
y12 q 2 y22 q 2 y 2
2 y1 g 2 y2 g 1
When is M minimum? E
0
1
dM q 2 2
q 3 2 3 4 5 6 7
y 2 y Critical depth!
dy y g g E or M
Hydraulic Jump Location
10 cm
S = 0.005
Gradually Varied Flow:
Find Change in Depth wrt x
V12 V22 Energy equation for non-
y1 So x y2 S f x
2g 2g uniform, steady flow
V22 V12
So dx y2 y1 S f dx Shrink control volume
2g 2g T
dy y2 y1
dy
V2
dy d S f dx S o dx y A
2g
P
dy d V 2 dx dx
Sf So
dy dy 2 g dy dy
T
constant
yn is when So = S f
Surface Profiles
Mild slope (yn>yc)
in a long channel subcritical flow will occur
Steep slope (yn<yc)
in a long channel supercritical flow will occur
Critical slope (yn=yc)
in a long channel unstable flow will occur
Horizontal slope (So=0)
yn undefined
Adverse slope (So<0)
yn undefined Note: These slopes are f(Q)!
Surface Profiles
Normal depth Obstruction
Sluice gate Steep slope (S2)
Steep slope Hydraulic Jump
dy So S f
S0 - Sf 1 - Fr2 dy/dx
2
dx 1 Fr
4
+ + +
yn 3
- + - yc
2
y
1
- - + 0
0 1 2 3 4
E
More Surface Profiles
dy So S f
S0 - Sf 1 - Fr2 dy/dx
4
dx 1 Fr 2
1 + + + 3
yc
2
y
2 + - -
yn 1
3 - - + 0
0 1 2 3 4
E
Direct Step Method
V12 V22
y1 S o x y2 S f x energy equation
2g 2g
V12 V22
y1 y2
2g 2g
x solve for x
S f So
rectangular channel prismatic channel
q q Q Q
V1 V2 V2 V1
y1 y2 A2 A1
Direct Step Method
Friction Slope
Manning Darcy-Weisbach
n 2V 2 V2
S f = 4/3 SI units Sf = f
Rh 8 gRh
n 2V 2
Sf = English units
2.22 Rh4 / 3
Direct Step
prismatic
Limitation: channel must be _________ (channel
geometry is independent of x so that velocity is a
function of depth only and not a function of x)
Method
identify type of profile (determines whether y is + or -)
choose y and thus yi+1
calculate hydraulic radius and velocity at yi and yi+1
calculate friction slope given yi and yi+1
calculate average friction slope
calculate x
Direct Step Method
=y*b+y^2*z
V12 V22
=2*y*(1+z^2)^0.5 +b y1 y2
2g 2g
=A/P x
S f So
=Q/A
=(n*V)^2/Rh^(4/3)
=y+(V^2)/(2*g)
=(G16-G15)/((F15+F16)/2-So)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
y A P Rh V Sf E Dx x T Fr bottom surface
0.900 1.799 4.223 0.426 0.139 0.00004 0.901 0 3.799 0.065 0.000 0.900
0.870 1.687 4.089 0.412 0.148 0.00005 0.871 0.498 0.5 3.679 0.070 0.030 0.900
Standard Step
Given a depth at one location, determine the depth at a
second given location
Step size (x) must be small enough so that changes in
water depth aren’t very large. Otherwise estimates of the
friction slope and the velocity head are inaccurate
Can solve in upstream or downstream direction
Usually solved upstream for subcritical
Usually solved downstream for supercritical
Find a depth that satisfies the energy equation
V12 V22
y1 S o x y2 S f x
2g 2g
What curves are available?
Steep Slope
1.4
1.2
S1 1.0
elevation (m)
0.8
S3 0.6
bottom
0.4
surface
yc 0.2
yn
0.0
20 15 10 5 0
distance upstream (m)
bottom 0.4
elevation (m)
surface
When dy/dx is large then yc 0.3
yn
V isn’t normal to cs 0.2
0.1
10 cm
S = 0.005
y y+y y
V V+V V-Vw V+V-Vw y+y
2 û
Wave Celerity:
Momentum Conservation
M 1 V Vw y M 2 = r (V + d V - Vw )(V - Vw ) y
2
Per unit width
M1 + M 2 = r y (V - Vw ) [(V + d V - Vw ) - (V - Vw )]
1
M1 + M 2 = r y (V - Vw ) d V F p1 + Fp2 = r g é
ë y 2
- ( y + d y ) ùû
2
2
Now equate pressure and momentum
1
r g éë y 2 - y 2 - 2 yd y - d y 2 ù
û = r y (V - Vw ) d V
2
steady flow
Wave Celerity
y V Vw y y V V Vw Mass conservation
yV yVw yV yV yV yV yVw yVw
y
V V Vw
y
y V-Vw V+V-Vw y+y
gy V Vw V Momentum
y
gy V Vw
2
y steady flow
V V
gy V Vw
2
c V Vw c gy Fr
yg c
Wave Propagation
Supercritical flow
c<V
waves only propagate downstream
water doesn’t “know” what is happening downstream
upstream control
_________
Critical flow
c=V
Subcritical flow
c>V
waves propagate both upstream and downstream
Discharge Measurements
2
Q Cd b 2 g H 3/ 2
Sharp-Crested Weir 3
8 5/ 2
V-Notch Weir Q Cd 2 g tan H
15 2
3/ 2
2
Broad-Crested Weir Q Cd b g H
3
y
1
Energy losses V=
8g
S f Rh
f
Dimensional Analysis 1 2/3 1/2
V R h So
Empirical n
Energy Equation y1 +
V12
2g
+ So Dx = y2 +
V22
2g
+ S f Dx
V2 q2 Q2
Specific Energy E y = y+
2 gy 2 = y+
2 gA 2
2g
Two depths with same energy!
How do we know which depth4
is the right one?
3
Is the path to the new depth
2
y
possible?
1
0
0 1 2 3 4
E
What next?