Open Channel flow
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Open Channel flow Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Open Channel flow (subject code 3160618) as prescribed for Civil Engineering · Semester 6 divides the course into 8 units, covering 37 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3160618)Unit 1 Basic Flow Concepts
- Types of channels
- classification of flows
- basic equations
- velocity distribution
- velocity coefficients
- pressure distribution
Unit 2 Energy and momentum principles
- Specific energy
- critical flow
- section factor for critical flow computation
- first hydraulic exponent
- computation of critical flow
- specific force
- channel transitions
Unit 3 Uniform flow in rigid boundary channels
- Shear stress distribution
- velocity distribution in turbulent flow
- Chezy’s equation
- Manning’s equation
- conveyance of a channel
- section factor for uniform flow computation
- second hydraulic exponent
- computation of uniform flow
Unit 4 Uniform flow in mobile boundary channels
- Incipient motion condition
- shield’s analysis
- regimes of flow
- prediction of regimes
- flow resistance
Unit 5 Design of channels
- Rigid boundary channels
- non-scouring channels
- alluvial channels
Unit 6 Gradually varied flow
- Differential equation of GVF, classification and analysis of flow profiles
- computation of GVF
Unit 7 Hydraulic jump
- Types of jump
- general equation for jump in prismatic channels
- jump in horizontal and slopping rectangular channels
- location of hydraulic jump
Unit 8 Rapidly varied flow
- Flow over sharp crested weir
- flow under sluice gate Semester-VI Subject Code: 3160618
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