Shallow Water Equations

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf partial differential equations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Saint-Venant equations
gptkbp:application coastal engineering
flood modeling
storm surge simulation
gptkbp:assumes horizontal length scale much greater than vertical depth
hydrostatic pressure distribution
gptkbp:describes conservation of momentum
conservation of mass
gptkbp:field fluid dynamics
hydrodynamics
gptkbp:formedBy Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant
gptkbp:governingEquation continuity equation
momentum equation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shallow Water Equations
gptkbp:introduced 1871
gptkbp:neglect vertical acceleration
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Navier-Stokes_equations
Boussinesq equations
Green-Naghdi equations
gptkbp:type hyperbolic equations
gptkbp:usedFor atmospheric modeling
tsunami modeling
river hydraulics
modeling shallow flows
gptkbp:usedIn civil engineering
meteorology
oceanography
gptkbp:variant depth-averaged velocity
water depth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waves_in_Fluids
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8