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Since the publication of its first edition in 1999,'The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow'has been praised by professionals, academics, students and researchers alike as the most practical modern textbook on open channel flow available. This new edition includes substantial new material on hydraulic modelling, in particular addressing unsteady open channel flows. There are also many new exercises and projects, including a major new revision assignment. This innovative textbook contains numerous examples and practical applications, and is fully illustrated with photographs. Dr Chanson introduces the basic principles of open channel flow and takes readers through the key topics of sediment transport, hydraulic modelling and the design of hydraulic structures. - Comprehensive coverage of the basic principles of key application areas of the hydraulics of open channel flow - New exercises and examples added to aid understanding - Ideal for use by students and lecturers in civil and environmental engineering

This book develops an analysis of the air entrainment processes in free-surface flows. These flows are investigated as homogeneous mixtures with variable density. Several types of air-water free-surface flows are studied: plunging jet flows, open channel flows, and turbulent water jets discharging into air. Experimental observations reported by the author confirm the concept that the air-water mixture behaves as a homogeneous compressible fluid in each case. This book will be of great interest to professionals working in many fields of engineering: chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, mining, metallurgy, and nuclear. - Covers new information on the air-water flow field: air bubble distributions, air-water velocity profiles, air bubble sizes and bubble-turbulence interactions - Features new analysis is developed for each flow configuration and compared successfully with model and prototype data - Includes over 372 references and more than 170 figures with over 60 photographs - Presents useful information for design engineers and research-and-development scientists who require a better understanding of the fluid mechanics of air-water flows