Head-discharge relationship of Venturi flumes: From long to short throats

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 465-468

  Dufresne, Matthieu ^a   Vazquez, Jose ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Critical flow theory; discharge; head discharge relationship; measurement; open channel; Venturi flume

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL FLOW; DISCHARGE COEFFICIENTS; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; HEAD-DISCHARGE RELATIONSHIP; OPEN CHANNELS; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; VENTURI;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDRAULICS; MEASUREMENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

WATER LEVELS;

CRITICAL FLOW; CURVATURE; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; WATER LEVEL;

EID: 84884770210     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2013.781550     Document Type: Article

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