A boussinesq-type model for flow over trapezoidal profile weirs

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-528

  Zerihun, Yebegaeshet T ^a   Fenton, John D ^b  

^a Department of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boussinesq equation; Embankment weir; Flow simulation; Hydrodynamics; Rapidly varied flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBANKMENT DAMS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; STEADY FLOW;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; FLOW SIMULATION; FREE SURFACE FLOW; SAINT-VENANT EQUATION; SUBCRITICAL FLOW; TRANSCRITICAL FLOW;

WEIRS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBANKMENT DAMS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; STEADY FLOW; WEIRS;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; EMBANKMENT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW MODELING; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; STEADY FLOW; WEIR;

EID: 34548330036     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2007.9521787     Document Type: Article

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