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Head loss in gradual reduction of channel section
Downstream data
Upstream data

Input data

Flow

Upstream base (bm)

Downstream base (bj)

Downstream height

r

Output data

Upstream height

Head loss

Description

Given the downflow

In a channel stretch, given: the upflow and downflow sections; the flow; and the downstream water depth; calculates the upstream water depth

Given the upflow

In a channel stretch, given: the upflow and downflow sections; the flow; and the upstream water depth; calculates the downstream water depth.

Channel stretch

References

  • VIANNA, Marcos R. Fundamentos de Hidráulica: Volume 2: Condutos Livres eBook Kindle. 2021.