Department of Irrigation and Hydraulics

Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

IHD-602: Advanced Hydraulics

Fall 2016

Assignment RVF-1
Hydraulic Jumps
1) A free hydraulic jump occurs in an open channel with a 4 m wide rectangular crosssection. The depth and velocity at the toe of the hydraulic jump are 0.3 m and 8 m/s,
respectively. Do the following:
Determine the depth, velocity, and Froude number at the downstream end of the
jump.
Classify the jump based on Froude number at jump toe.
Determine the energy dissipation efficiency of the jump.
Estimate the length of the jump and roller.
Plot the time-averaged free surface profile for the jump.
Plot the maximum time-averaged velocity along the jump.
Plot the time-averaged velocity with depth at half the jump length from the toe.
Plot the cross-section average air concentration along the jump.
Determine the maximum air entrainment ratio for the jump and the location of this
ratio.
2) A hydraulic jump occurs in a trapezoidal channel having a bed width of 7.0 m and side
slopes of 1:1. The discharge in the channel is 25 m3/s. Construct the specific force
diagram, determine critical depth, and get the conjugate (sequent) depths for the
hydraulic jump given that the jump height is 1.0 m. Find also the head lost and rate of
energy dissipation.
3) Solve problem 6.17 from Subramanya (2009):
The Rihand dam in U.P., India, has a sloping apron stilling basin with a slope of 0.077. If
the depth for a flood flow of 64.0 m3/s per metre width is 1.93 m, estimate the sequent
depth, length of jump, and energy loss in the hydraulic jump.
4) Solve problem 6.22 from Subramanya (2009):
A circular culvert of 1.5-m diameter carries a discharge of 1.0 m3/s. The channel can be
assumed to be horizontal and frictionless. If the depth at the beginning of a hydraulic
jump occurring in this channel is 0.30 m, determine sequent depth.
5) Solve problem 6.31 from Subramanya (2009):
Water flows from under a sluice gate into a wide rectangular channel having a bed slope
of 10 cm/km. The gate opening is such that the discharge rate is 6.0 m3/s/metre width.
Determine whether a free hydraulic jump can occur and if so determine its sequent
depths when the depth at the vena contracta is (i) 0.50 m and (ii) 0.40 m. Assume
Mannings n = 0.015.

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Department of Irrigation and Hydraulics

Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

IHD-602: Advanced Hydraulics

Fall 2016

6) Review the article by Ohtsu et al. (1999) then answer the following question:
A hydraulic jump occurs in an open channel of width 4 m. The hydraulic jump occurs
downstream of a vent of width 1.0 m and height 0.25 m. The tailwater depth is 1.2 m
and the discharge is 2 m3/s. Determine the following:

The flow pattern in the jump (I, II, or III).

The flow depth immediately downstream of the jump.
The type of the jump (steady asymmetric, periodic asymmetric, or symmetric).
Energy loss in the jump.
Length of jump.

This assignment is due by Tuesday, October 25.

Rules:

Submit your own work. Copying other students assignments is not allowed!
Plots should be produced using computer software; e.g., Microsoft Excel.

References:

Ohtsu, I., Y. Yasuda, and M. Ishikawa. 1999. Submerged Hydraulic Jumps below
Abrupt Expansions. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 125 (5): 492499.
Subramanya, K. 2009. Flow in Open Channels. Tata McGraw-Hill Education.

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