onlinechannel04.php:   Critical slope in a prismatic channel


Definition sketch for a prismatic channel
Formulas


Q = (k/n) AR2/3S1/2
A = y(b + zy)
P = b + 2y(1 + z2)1/2
T = b + 2zy
R = A/P
D = A/T
V = Q/A
F = V/(gD)1/2
Sc = gn2(Pc/Tc)/(k2Rc1/3)

INPUT DATA:

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Flow discharge Q:  


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Bottom width b:  


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Side slope z:  


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Bottom slope S:  


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Manning's n:  

INTERMEDIATE CALCS:

Normal flow depth yn:   
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Normal flow area An:   
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Normal wetted perimeter Pn:   
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Normal top width Tn:   
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Normal hydraulic radius Rn:   
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Normal hydraulic depth Dn:   
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Normal flow velocity Vn:   
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Normal Froude number Fn:   
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Units constant k:   
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Gravitational acceleration g:   
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OUTPUT:

Critical flow depth yc:   
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Critical flow area Ac:   
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Critical wetted perimeter Pc:   
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Critical top width Tc:   
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Critical hydraulic radius Rc:   
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Critical hydraulic depth Dc:   
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Critical flow velocity Vc:   
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Critical Froude number Fc:   
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Critical slope Sc:   
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