Open Channel Flow

The energy loss $\Delta E$ in a hydraulic jump in a horizontal rectangular channel with conjugate depths $y_1$ and $y_2$ is:

Options:

• (A) $\Delta E = \frac{(y_2 - y_1)^3}{4 y_1 y_2}$
• (B) $\Delta E = \frac{(y_2 - y_1)^2}{2 y_1 y_2}$
• (C) $\Delta E = \frac{(y_2 - y_1)^3}{2(y_1 + y_2)}$
• (D) $\Delta E = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{4}$