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Author(s): Athanasios J. Klonidis; Johannes V. Soulis
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Abstract: An implicit numerical scheme has been developed and subsequently applied to calculate steady, two-dimensional depth averaged, free-surface flow problems. The implicit form of the scheme gives fast convergence. The scheme is second order accurate and unconditionally stable. The free-surface flow equations are transformed into a non-orthogonal, boundary-fitted coordinate system so as to simulate with accuracy irregular geometries. The model is used to analyze a wide variety of hydraulic engineering problems including subcritical flow in a converging-diverging flume, supercritical flow at a channel expansion with various Froude numbers, and mixed sub- and supercritical flow in a converging channel. The computed results are compared with measurements as well as with other numerical solutions and satisfactory agreement is achieved.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00221680109499843
Year: 2001