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CLASSIFICATION OF OPEN
CHANNELS
An open channel can be
natural
or
artificial.
Laminar and Turbulent flow: The ratio of inertia force to viscous force
is known as Reynolds number Re and is written as
V=characteristic velocity (generally average velocity)
L=characteristic length
V= Kinematic viscosity of the liquid.
Based on Reynolds number Re flow is said to be laminar when layers
of liquid slide one over the other.This generally occurs at low
Reynolds numbers. (Re is less than equal to 500)
where g=acceleration due to gravity.
Flow is critical if F=1.0
Flow is sub critical by F1 <1
Flow is super critical if F>1
On the other hand flow in an open channel is also classified on the
values of Froudes number and Reynolds number as
On the other hand flow in an open channel is also classified on the
values of Froude number and Reynolds number as: