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Hydraulic theory

The simplified momentum equation is:

u$\displaystyle {\frac{d u}{d x}}$ + g'$\displaystyle {\frac{d h}{d x}}$ + g'$\displaystyle {\frac{d e}{d x}}$ + $\displaystyle {\frac{1}{\rho_1}}$$\displaystyle {\frac{d P}{d x}}$ - $\displaystyle {\frac{1}{\rho_1}}$$\displaystyle {\frac{d\tau}{dz}}$ = 0 (1)

The equation of continuity in the gap wind is:

Q = uA = uh$\displaystyle \overline{b}$ = uDbT = constant (2)

Define SP = - (g'$ \rho_{1}^{}$)-1dP/dx. Parameterize friction as:

$\displaystyle {\frac{1}{\rho_1}}$$\displaystyle {\frac{d\tau}{dz}}$ $\displaystyle \simeq$ $\displaystyle {\frac{-1}{\rho_1}}$$\displaystyle {\frac{\tau_{s}}{h}}$ = $\displaystyle {\frac{-C u^{2}}{h}}$ (3)



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