online_wsprofiles_32:   H2 water-surface profile Main page Example Summary Reference Disclaimer DESCRIPTION General The php script [program]   online_wsprofiles_32   calculates an H2 water-surface profile in a prismatic open channel using the direct-step method (Chow, V. T.: Open-channel hydraulics, McGraw-Hill, 1959). If requested by the user, the program calculates critical depth at the downstream boundary [default value] based on the geometric and hydraulic input data. Newton's iteration is used to solve the nonlinear equations. An H2 profile is supernormal, subcritical, and the bottom slope is horizontal (see figure). The calculated gradually varied flow depth varies between the specified flow depth at the downstream boundary [or, if requested, the calculated critical depth] and the specified flow depth upstream [headwater depth]. Input There are four required input variables:   discharge Q, bottom width B, side slope z, and Manning's n. For the downstream boundary condition, you can specify a suitable input flow depth. Alternatively, if the input flow depth box is left blank, the program will use critical depth instead. For the upstream boundary condition, you must specify a suitable upstream flow depth [headwater depth]. By convention, the flow direction is assumed to be from left to right, as shown in the figure. Therefore, the input upstream flow depth must be greater than the input [or calculated critical] downstream flow depth. The program echoes the input data. Internally calculated critical depth is echoed with five-decimal (5) accuracy. Defaults For the input flow depth, you can enter any suitable subcritical supernormal flow depth. The allowable range of input flow depth is the following: Greater than [or equal to] critical depth, and less than [input] upstream flow depth. Leave this box blank if you want the program to use critical depth. You can enter the desired number of computational intervals n. The suggested range is 50-200. A higher number means higher computational accuracy. Leave this box blank if you want the program to set the default value at 100. You can enter the desired number of tabular output intervals m. The suggested range is 10-100. A higher number means more detailed [longer] output. Leave this box blank if you want the program to set the default value at 10. Output A table with thirteen (13) columns: output interval index k, [flow] depth (m), [flow] area (m2), velocity (m/s), velocity head (m), specific head (m), wetted perimeter (m), hydraulic radius (m), friction slope (m/m), average [friction] slope (m/m), specific head difference (m), length increment (m), and total [channel] length (m). The number of computational intervals n and the number of tabular output intervals m are printed for reference. Units The current version is written in SI [metric] units. Errors Enter only positive [nonzero] numbers for discharge. Failure to do this will trigger an error message and halt execution (Error message No. 1). Enter only nonnegative [zero or greater] numbers for bottom width and side slope. Failure to do this will trigger an error message and halt execution (Error messages No. 2: A and B, respectively). Bottom width and side slope cannot be zero at the same time. Failure to do this will trigger an error message and halt execution (Error message No. 3). A Manning's n value outside of the range 0.008-0.250 will trigger an error message and halt execution (Error message No. 4). An input downstream flow depth less than the calculated critical depth will trigger an error message and halt execution (Error message No. 5). An input downstream flow depth greater than or equal to the input upstream flow depth [minus a tolerance of 0.001 m] will trigger an error message and halt execution (Error message No. 6). An input upstream flow depth less than or equal to the input (or calculated) downstream flow depth [plus a tolerance of 0.001 m] will trigger an error message and halt execution (Error message No. 7). Thank you for running online_wsprofiles_32.   Please call again.   [Version 1.0.0,   070509]