Supercritical flows correspond to any point on the momentum curve that has a depth less that the critical depth with subcritical flows having a depth greater than critical depth.
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:2 ) Develop the analog to Fr 1 by observing that the dimensionless momentum equation ( eq . 20 ) has a value of y'equal to unity at critical depth.
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Illustration of lake level, specific energy of lake ( E 0 ), critical depth ( y c ) and normal depth of channel ( y 0 ) in steep channel.
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To ensure the occurrence of critical depth at the throat, the flumes are usually designed in such way as to form a hydraulic jump on the downstream side of the structure.
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The critical depth value mentioned in the E y diagram section above is mathematically represented by the ratio of the fluid velocity to the velocity of a small amplitude gravity wave.
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Equation ( ) can be brought into non-dimensional form by use of the discharge " Q " and gravitational acceleration " g ", and defining the critical depth " h c ":
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Huisman et al . ( 1999 ) proposed a critical turbulence mechanism in addition to critical depth that explains how spring blooms can be initiated even in the absence of surface-warming stratification.
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In biological oceanography, " " Critical Depth " " is defined as a hypothesized surface mixing depth at which phytoplankton growth is precisely matched by losses of phytoplankton biomass within this depth interval.
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When a constriction ( decrease in width ) happens Between E 1 and E 2, the q value changed ( and becomes the new critical depth ), while the energy remains the same.
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This relationship does not hold true at critical energy where only the critical depth, y c, is possible and for energy values less than critical depth s energy where there are no positive depths.
