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 | | Open-Channel Flow by Subhash C. Jain ISBN-10: 9780471356417 ISBN-10: 0-471-35641-7 ISBN-13: 9780471356417 ISBN-13: 978-0-471-35641-7 Hardcover 2000-10-24 Wiley Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description A clear, up-to-date presentation of the principles of flow in open channels A fundamental knowledge of flow in open channels is essential for the planning and design of systems to manage water resources. Open-Channel Flow conveys this knowledge through the use of practical problems that can be solved either analytically or by simple numerical methods that do not require the use of computer software. This completely up-to-date text includes several features not found in any other book on the subject. It derives one- dimensional equations of motion using both a simplified approach and a rigorous approach, and it explains the distinction between the momentum and mechanical energy equations. The author places great emphasis on identifying the types and locations of the control sections that are essential in analyzing flow profiles, and he includes a section on recently recognized nonunique flow profiles. Offering numerous worked examples that are helpful in understanding the basic principles and their practical applications, this book: * Presents the latest computational methods for profiling spatially varied and unsteady flow * Includes end-of-section exercises that measure and build understanding * Fully explains governing equations in algebraic and differential form * Brings sluice-gate analysis completely up to date * Covers artificial channel controls such as weirs, spillways, and gates, and special topics such as transitions in supercritical flow and flow through culverts Written in metric units throughout, this excellent learning tool for senior- and graduate-level students in civil and environmental engineering programs is also a useful reference for practicing civil and environmental engineers. | ||
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Currently, the best book on Open Channel Flow out there... The first chapter hits you with complex differential equations, don't be intimidated! The author believes that it is important to derive the equations so that you will understand the conditions for which they are applied. The book is useful but hopefully, if you are using it for a class, your teacher will not use the suggested homework in it's text. | ||