Full Equations Utilities (FEQUTL) Model for the Approximation
of Hydraulic Characteristics of Open Channels and Control
Structures During Unsteady Flow
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 97-4037
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TABLE gives the table number for the table to be computed in
FEQUTL.
SAVEIT indicates that the resulting table is saved internally within FEQUTL by entering SAVE so that the table can be referenced for use in later commands. If the SAVE option is omitted, the table is not saved and it cannot be referenced in later commands. For example, a criticalflow table must be given for the GRITTER command (section 5.14). Application of the SAVE option retains that table so that it is available when the GRITTER command is applied. |
| NAME must be APPTAB #=. APPTAB gives the table number for the cross-section table describing the shape of the channel conveying water to the critical section. This is called the approach cross section or just the approach section. The bottom elevation of the approach cross section cannot be higher than the bottom elevation of the critical section. The elevations of the bottom of each cross section are taken from the elevation entry in the cross-section table. |
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NAME must be CONTAB #=.
CONTAB gives the table number for the cross-section table defining the cross section at which critical flow is assumed to be present. The bottom of the constricted cross section must be at or above the elevation of the approach section. The elevations are taken from the elevation entry in the heading of the cross-section table. The constricted cross section must not be larger than the approach cross section. However, it can be the same shape and size. |
If the same table number is used for both the approach and the constricted section, an error message that the cross section is not high enough will be issued. This results because an entry in the critical-flow table is computed in FEQUTL for each entry in the constricted section. The watersurface elevation required in the approach section to produce critical flow in the constricted section is always higher than the watersurface elevation in the constricted section. Therefore, the computations for the depth in the approach section must overtop the cross-section table when computing the larger depth values in the critical section. Extending the cross-section table does not solve the problem of tabulated cross section overtopping because this also causes the computations for critical flow to go to larger depths. The solution is to copy the cross-section table in the input to the FTABIN command (section 5.13) and change the table number and then extend this copied table to a value large enough to avoid the problem of tabulated cross-section overtopping.
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NAME must be DISCOEF =.
CD gives the discharge coefficient for the opening. The discharge coefficient applies to the flow in the constricted section. |
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LABEL gives up to a 50-character label that will appear to the left of the column headings in the constricted-flow table produced in CRITQ. |