Open Channel Flow

Calculate Froude number for open channel flow; ratio of inertial to gravitational forces.

Calculate flow velocity or flow rate in open channels using Manning's equation for uniform flow.

Calculate critical depth for open channel flow; depth at minimum specific energy.

Calculate sequent depths and energy loss in a hydraulic jump.

Calculate flow rate over a weir using weir discharge equations.

Calculate specific energy in open channel flow for energy analysis.

Calculate normal depth for uniform flow in open channels using Manning's equation.

Calculate flow velocity in open channels using Chezy's equation.

Calculate hydraulic radius for open channel flow geometry.

Calculate wetted perimeter for various channel cross-sections.

Classify open channel flow as subcritical, critical, or supercritical using Froude number.

Calculate flow rate, velocity, and hydraulic properties for a trapezoidal open channel using Manning's equation.

Calculate flow rate through a culvert under outlet-control conditions using the orifice-type equation.

Determine whether bed sediment is in motion using the Shields dimensionless shear stress criterion.

Compute water surface slope and classify the flow profile (M1, M2, S1, S2, etc.) for gradually varied open channel flow.

Calculate the tidal prism volume exchanged in an estuary or tidal basin between high and low tide.