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13 - Maximum Sediment Discharge and Froude Number Hypothesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2022

Vijay P. Singh
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Texas A & M University
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It is hypothesized that river morphology is governed by the dominant discharge, saturation of sediment discharge, and maximization of Froude number leading to the minimum amount of energy dissipation. The minimum energy dissipation rate may be achieved by the adjustment of sediment transport rate, friction factor, or Froude number of the flow under some special conditions. This chapter discusses the derivation of river geometry based on the minimization of energy dissipation rate or the aforementioned factors.

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Handbook of Hydraulic Geometry
Theories and Advances
, pp. 372 - 392
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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