Luleå University of Technology
home search contact us student
Course Catalog 01/02


Environmental Engineering

SBW010 Open Channel Flow and Recipient Hydraulics 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Quarter III

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
A Sellgren Prof


PREREQUISITES
SBW011 or SBW012

COURSE AIM
To give the foundations of open channel flow, dam safety, hydro power design and spreading of processes in recipients.

CONTENTS
Uniform and gradually varied flow: the Manning equation, hydraulic jump, sub- and supercritical flow, etc.
Hydraulic structures: Sharp-crested weirs, Contracted weirs, Vee weirs, Control gates, Spillways.
Surge waves: positive and negative waves, propagation speed.
Sediment transportation: design of stable alluvial channels, bottom load, suspended load, bottom configuration, critical shear stress, etc.
The function of different dams is reviewed including mine tailings dams. Guidelines for design. Risks and classification of consequences.
The coupling between open channel flow and spreading processes in lakes and estuaries.

TEACHING


EXAMINATION
The course is examined continously, partly through compulsory assignement reports.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Assignement report, diffusion 1.50ECTS
Assignement report, dam saftey 1.50ECTS
Assignement report, chanel flow 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Hydraulik för V-teknologer, Häggström S.
Course material in Dam Safety (in Swedish)
Other course materiel from the Division (in Swedish)


REMARKS


Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 01/02.

Web Editor: Karin.Lindholm@dc.luth.se


The University | Student | Research | Search | Contact us | In Swedish


LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
University Campus, Porsön, 971 87 Luleå. Tel. +46 (0) 920-91 000, fax +46 (0) 920-91 399
Last edited 2001-12-17