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The paper presents experimental data on flow in the vicinity of a sudden elevation of channel bottom (step). The range of external flow parameters is considered for the case where the step generates waves. A distinguishing feature of these waves is that they are formed in transition from subcritical to supercritical flow. It is shown that there is a range of external parameters in which the depth at the channel exit, the depth above the step, and the distance from the step to the first wave trough depend exclusively on flow discharge.
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Bukreev, V.I., Gusev, A.V. Waves behind a Step in an Open Channel. Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics 44, 52–58 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021725629052
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