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Water flows through a sluice gate with a 1.1-ft- high opening and is discharged with free outflow. If the upstream flow depth is 5 ft, determine the flow rate per unit width and the Froude number downstream the gate.

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The rate of discharge is given by Eq.(13-77):

V˙=Cdba2gy1\begin{equation*} \dot V=C_d b a \sqrt{2gy_1} \end{equation*}

where CdC_d is discharge coefficient, bb is width of the gate, aa is the height of the gate opening, gg is gravitational acceleration and y1y_1 is reservoir depth before the gate.

The flow rate per unit width is:

V˙b=Cda2gy1\begin{equation*} \frac{ \dot V}{b}=C_d a \sqrt{2gy_1} \end{equation*}

The depth ratio is:

y1a=5ft1.1ft=4.545\begin{equation*} \frac{y_1}{a}=\frac{5\:\text{ft}}{1.1\:\text{ft}}=4.545 \end{equation*}

The corresponding discharge coefficient is determined from Fig. 13–46 (according to y1/ay_1/a and free outflow ) to be : Cd=0.58C_d=0.58.

With Cd=0.58C_d=0.58, a=1.1a=1.1 ft, g=32.2g=32.2 ft/s2^2 and y1=5y_1=5 ft, the rate of discharge per unit width is:

V˙b=0.581.1ft232.2fts25ft\begin{equation*} \frac{\dot V}{b}=0.58\cdot1.1\:\text{ft} \sqrt{2\cdot32.2\:\frac{\text{ft}}{\text{s}^2}\cdot5\:\text{ft}} \end{equation*}

V˙b=11.45ft3sft\begin{equation*} \fbox{$ \frac{\dot V}{b}=11.45\:\frac{\text{ft}^3}{\text{s}\cdot\text{ft}}$} \end{equation*}

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