Free-Surface Flow:
Shallow Water Dynamics

Bridges the gap between traditional books on open-channel flow and analytical fluid mechanics, providing more efficient solutions

Nikolaos D. Katopodes (Author)

9780128154878, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 3 September 2018

848 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 5.1 cm, 1.31 kg

Free-Surface Flow: Shallow-Water Dynamics presents a novel approach to this phenomenon. It bridges the gap between traditional books on open-channel flow and analytical fluid mechanics. Shallow-water theory is established by formal integration of the Navier-Stokes equations, and boundary resistance is developed by a rigorous construction of turbulent flow models for channel flow. In addition, the book presents a comprehensive description of shallow-water waves by mathematical analysis. These methods form the foundation for understanding flood routing, sudden water releases, dam and levee break, sluice gate dynamics and wave-current interaction.

1. Basic Concepts2. Air-Water Interface3. Gravity Waves4. Shallow-Water Approximation5. Tidal Forcing6. Long Waves7. Channel Transitions8. Channel Bed Resistance9. Gradually-Varied-Flow10. Characteristic Analysis11. Bicharacteristics12. Simple Waves, Surges, and Shocks13. Sudden Water Release14. Active Flood Control

Subject Areas: Pollution control [TQK]