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Fully nonlinear flow over successive obstacles: hydraulic fall and supercritical flows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Shaun R. Belward
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
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Abstract

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In this paper we consider the flow of an incompressible, inviscid and homogeneous fluid over two obstacles in succession. The flow is assumed irrotational and solutions are sought in which a hydraulic fall occurs over the first obstacle with supercritical flow over the second. The method used to solve the problem is capable of calculating flows over topography of any shape.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1999

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