End Depth–Discharge Relation at Free Overfall of Trapezoidal Channels
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Volume 130, Issue 5
Abstract
For steady flow near the free overfall (end section) of a horizontal trapezoidal channel, the velocity distribution is nonuniform and the streamlines are curved. An accurate relation between discharge rate and end depth was formulated including these effects. To determine these effects, the streamline pattern in the vertical plane of channel symmetry was determined using measured velocity components and the water surface profile. At the end section, the streamline pattern yielded the streamline curvature, which in turn provided the curvature correction required to predict the true static pressure head profile. The measured static pressure head distribution agreed well with the predicted static pressure head distribution for the end section. The pressure force at the end section was obtained on the basis of the measured static pressure distribution at the end section, and this information yielded a reliable relation between the end depth and the channel discharge rate. Analysis of present and past experimental data indicated that, the pressure head coefficient was the dominant parameter that influences the relationship between discharge rate and end depth in trapezoidal channels. Near the end depth, in the region above the maximum velocity point, the total energy determined from the measured velocity and pressure fields was essentially constant.
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