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Open Channels

Maximum flow of water in circular channel occurs when the channel is filled to a height of
0.938D.

Maximum velocity of water in circular channel occurs when the channel is filled to a
height of 0.81D.
Alternate Stages of Flow

The channel shown in the figure carries water at a depth of and a


mean velocity of .

The total specific energy in the channel is


Alternate Stages of Flow

There is a certain depth that for a certain , the discharge is


maximum. The depth is called the critical depth and is defined as
the depth at which for a given total head, the discharge is
maximum, or conversely, the depth at which for a given flow, the
specific energy is minimum.

When the specific energy is minimum, the Froude number is


equal to 1.
For rectangular channel,

Where

When
Where
For trapezoidal section, For triangular section,

Where Where
For circular section,

Where

Non-rectangular section,
Example 1
A drainage canal having a trapezoidal shape has a base equal to 2 m laid to a slope of
0.00015. The channel must carry 7.05 m³/sec. The sides has a slope of 1:1. If ,

Determine:

a. Depth of flow
b. Hydraulic depth
c. Specific energy of the channel

Solution:
d. Depth of flow
b. Hydraulic depth

c. Specific energy of the channel


Example 2
Water flows in the triangular steel channel at a velocity of 0.88 m/sec with an angle at the
vertex of 55°. The channel bed has a slope of 0.0015 and a roughness coefficient of 0.014.

Determine:

a. Depth of flow
b. Rate of flow
c. Average depth of flow

Solution:
d. Depth of flow
b. Rate of flow

c. Average depth of flow


Example 3
A circular channel has a diameter of 3 m. The slope of the channel bed is 0.2° with a
roughness coefficient of 0.016. The channel carries a discharge of 20 m³/sec.

Determine:

a. Normal depth
b. Froude number
c. Specific energy

Solution:

a. Normal depth
b. Froude number
c. Specific energy

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