Engineering Hydraulics Flashcards
What is viscosity?
A fluids resistance to deformation (flow) due to shear stresses.
Re number for open channel laminar flow?
<2000
Re number for open channel transitional flow?
2000<Re<4000
Re number for open channel turbulent flow?
> 4000
Froude number = 0
No flow
Froude number < 1
Subcritical flow
Froude number = 1
Critical flow
Froude number > 1
Supercritical flow
Definition of uniform flow?
Flow variables (velocity and depth) are constant in space
Definition of non-uniform flow?
Flow variables (velocity and depth) change in space
Definition of steady flow?
Flow variables (velocity and depth) at a given point do not change with time (constant flow rate)
Definition of unsteady flow?
Flow variables (velocity and depth) at a given point change with time (increase/decrease of flow rate)
Hydraulic radius = ?
R = A/P (area/wetted perimeter)
In infintely wide channels what doesnt affect flow?
Walls/banks of channel
How wide does a channel have to be to ignore effects of walls/banks?
10X its flow depth