Channel flow routing using the method characteristic and four-point implicit finite difference method

dc.contributor.authorBiftu, Getu Fana
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-01T20:41:49Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-07T14:41:03Z
dc.date.available2019-07-01T20:41:49Z
dc.date.available2020-01-07T14:41:03Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.descriptionAvailable in print formen_US
dc.description.abstractPrinciple equations governing the movement of a flood wave in open channels have been described in their simplified form, that are applicable to practical problems. A procedures for the numerical solution of the complete equations of unsteady flow, aimed at their application to flood routing, is described. A detailed treatment of explicit and implicit characteristic method as well as four-point implicit fixed mesh finite difference method have been given. The initial and boundary conditions appropriate for stream flow routing are prescribed. An implicit iterative method, which is the Newton-Raphson method has been applied to solve nonlinear equations. For practical application of the numerical methods, a Fortran programs has been developed and then tested on a test problem. In addition sensitivity of the models developed to channel characteristics have been analyzed. The practical application of these models to test data and their requirements for this application favour to choose method that can provide relatively fast and accurate solutions extending over a relatively long time scale.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBiftu, G.F (1993) Channel flow routing using the method characteristic and four-point implicit finite difference method, masters dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Available at http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/detail.aspx()en_US
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectStream measurementsen_US
dc.subjectStreamflowen_US
dc.titleChannel flow routing using the method characteristic and four-point implicit finite difference methoden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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