Hydraulic Jump - Classes of Hydraulic Jumps

Classes of Hydraulic Jumps

Hydraulic jumps can be seen in both a stationary form, called a hydraulic jump, and a dynamic or moving form, called a positive surge or "hydraulic jump in translation". They can be described using the same analytic approaches and are simply variants of a single phenomenon.

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