An analytical hydraulic method for calculating the flow parameters downstream of an overfall taking into account the characteristic features of a falling jet is described. Design formulas are presented. The calculated results are compared with experimental data to validate the method proposed.
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Translated from Gidrotekhnicheskoe Stroitel’svo, No. 3, March 2022, pp. 20 – 25. DOI: https://doi.org/10.34831/EP.2022.73.12.004
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Glazov, A.I. Analytical Method for Calculating the Flow Parameters Downstream of an Overfall Taking Into Account the Vacuum Under the Nappe. Power Technol Eng 56, 330–334 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10749-023-01515-x
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