Hydraulics of Stepped Chutes and Spillways (Hardcover)

PREFACE 1. INTRODUCTION: BASIC CONCEPTS IN STEPPED CHUTE HYDRAULICS 2. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF STEPPED SPILLWAYS,CHANNELS AND CASCADES: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 20TH CENTURY 3 HYDRAULICS OF NAPPE FLOW REGIME 4 THE TRANSITION FLOW REGIME 5 HYDRAULICS OF SKIMMING FLOWS 6 MASS TRANSFER ON STEPPED CASCADES AERATION, DEAERATION, OXYGENATION, STRIPPING, DENITRIFICATION 7 DESIGN OF STEPPED CHANNELS, CHUTES AND SPILLWAYS 8 ACCIDENTS AND FAILURES: LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE 9 WAVE PHENOMENA AND INSTABILITIES IN STEPPED CHUTE FLOWS 10 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS APPENDICES.