Shallow water equations

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf partial differential equations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Saint-Venant equations
gptkbp:appliesTo rivers
coastal areas
flood modeling
tsunami modeling
gptkbp:assumes horizontal length scale much greater than vertical length scale
gptkbp:canBe two-dimensional
one-dimensional
gptkbp:derivedFrom gptkb:Navier-Stokes_equations
gptkbp:describes flow below a pressure surface in a fluid
gptkbp:form hyperbolic system
gptkbp:formedBy Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shallow water equations
gptkbp:includes conservation of momentum
conservation of mass
gptkbp:introduced 1871
gptkbp:usedIn fluid dynamics
meteorology
oceanography
hydraulics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Systems_of_conservation_laws
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8