Figure 2.11. Control volume for steady uniform flow.
ρy o WV2 - ρy o WV1 = 0
(2.87)
or
V1 = V2
(2.88)
The conservation of momentum in the downstream direction is described from Equation 2.25 with
A1 = A2 = Wyo and V1 = V2. The pressure forces acting on the control boundary are approximated
by:
γ yo W
2
F1 = F2 =
(2.89)
2
The downstream component of the body force γAL (equal to the weight of fluid in the control
volume) in the X direction is:
Fb = γAL sin θ
(2.90)
where θ is the slope angle of the channel bed. The average boundary shear stress is τo acting
on the wetted perimeter P. The shear force Fs in the x-direction is:
Fs = τo PL
(2.91)