NUMERICAL METHOD OF COMPUTING FLOW PROFILES

A SIMPLE RAPIDLY CONVERGING ITERATIVE METHOD OF COMPUTING GRADUALLY VARIED STEADY FLOW PROFILES IN OPEN CHANNELS OF SHAPE, PRISMATIC OR NONPRISMATIC, IS PRESENTED. THE METHOD IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO SPATIALLY VARIED STEADY FLOW. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE SHAPE OF THE EXPECTED PROFILE OR THE TYPE OF FLOW IN ADVANCE TO PROCEED WITH THE SOLUTION. COMPUTATIONS CAN PROCEED EITHER UPSTREAM OR DOWNSTREAM, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF FLOW, ONCE THE CHANNEL, AND THE INITIAL DEPTH OF FLOW ARE SPECIFIED. THE PROCEDURE FOR HAND COMPUTATION IS ILLUSTRATED BY AN EXAMPLE AND A FORTRAN PROGRAM IS GIVEN. /ASCE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 96, No HY1, PP 75-86, 4 FIG, 1 TAB, 7 REF, 3 APP
• Authors:
  • Prasad, R
• Publication Date: 1970-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Hydraulics Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Channel flow; Computer programs; Flow measurement; Hydraulics; Numerical analysis
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Open channel flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204261
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 20 1970 12:00AM