Abstract

CONSTAIN-ARAGON, Alfredo José; PENA-OTERO, Gina Alexandra  and  PENA-GUZMAN, Carlos. Determination of the factors of variation of mean velocity in natural channels at steady state. Dyna rev.fac.nac.minas [online]. 2019, vol.86, n.210, pp.240-246. ISSN 0012-7353.  https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v86n210.78860.

From the Chezy-Manning equation, considered valid for the "steady state" of a natural channel, as an extension of the condition of "uniform flow," it is interesting to determine the degree of variation of the average flow velocity, depending on the variations of the factors involved. That is why this article presents a theoretical analysis which yields a first approximation of the sensitivity of the variation of the magnitude of the average speed to changes in the geometry or geomorphology of a section of the channel. It is found that the concept of "stable state" for the thermodynamic state of a natural channel can be assimilated to that of "dynamic equilibrium," in which the values of the state parameters vary slowly, in a "regional" sense.

Keywords : stream dynamics; uniform flow; steady state; flow velocity.

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