hydraulic jump

  • 1Hydraulic jump — A hydraulic jump is a phenomenon in the science of hydraulics which is frequently observed in open channel flow such as rivers and spillways. When liquid at high velocity discharges into a zone of lower velocity, a rather abrupt rise (a step or… …

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  • 2hydraulic jump — noun : a sudden usually turbulent rise of water flowing rapidly in an open channel where it encounters an obstruction or change in the channel slope * * * hydraulic jump, an abrupt, turbulent rise in the level of a flowing liquid caused by an… …

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  • 3hydraulic jump — hidraulinis šuolis statusas Aprobuotas sritis statyba apibrėžtis Staigus tėkmės gylio padidėjimas, kuriam būdingas vandens volo susidarymas, kai tėkmė pereina iš audringo būvio į ramų. atitikmenys: angl. hydraulic jump vok. hidraulischer Sprung… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 4hydraulic jump — Sudden change in water level, analogous to a shock wave, commonly seen below weirs and sluice gates where a smooth stream of water suddenly rises at a foaming front. The fact that the speed of water waves varies with wavelength and with amplitude …

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  • 5hydraulic jump —    1. A standing surge of water passing from below critical depth in open channel flow [16]; often occurs in caves.    2. An abrupt depth variation in rapidly varying channel flow [16] …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 6jump — jumpable, adj. jumpingly, adv. /jump/, v.i. 1. to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window. 2. to rise suddenly or quickly: He jumped from his seat when she entered …

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  • 7Jump start (vehicle) — A jump start or boost is a term for a method of starting an automobile or other internal combustion engine powered vehicle which has a discharged battery. A second battery (often in another vehicle) is temporarily connected to the dead… …

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  • 8Dimensionless momentum-depth relationship in open-channel flow — Contents 1 Momentum in Open Channel Flow 1.1 What is Momentum? 1.2 Momentum in a Rectangular Channel 1.3 Why is Momentum Important? …

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  • 9Spillway — Chute spillway of Llyn Brianne dam in Wales A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that was dammed. In the UK they may be known as overflow… …

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  • 10WÓYCICKI — POLAND (see also List of Individuals) 14.10.1898 Warszawa/PL 9.9.1944 Warszawa/PL Kazimierz Wóycicki graduated as a civil engineer from the Warsaw Polytechnic in 1922 continuing as a hydraulic engineer in Poland. He received in 1929 a foreign… …

    Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000