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HYDRAULIC BORE [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

A standing wave which advances upstream in an open conduit from a point where the flow has suddenly been stopped.

CONT

The flowing water piles up in the channel against the obstruction that caused the stoppage, and as it reaches a height above the normal water surface approximately equal to its velocity head, the increased depth of water moves upstream in a wavelike shape, that is, a hydraulic bore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Onde qui progresse vers l'amont, dans un canal découvert, à partir d'une section où l'écoulement a été brusquement arrêté.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
DEF

Onda transitoria o aumento rápido de la altura del agua en un cauce abierto debido a un cambio repentino en las condiciones del flujo.

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