A finite volume method for steady state 2D shallow water flows

Abstract

Describes the solution of the shallow water flow equations in strongly conservative form using a finite volume method. A SIMPLE‐like scheme is developed to treat the velocity depth coupling. The method is applied to flow in a sharply curved channel and the results compared with published data. An error analysis is included which indicates that the method proposed is suitable for solving two‐dimensional steady state problems in open channel flow.

Citation

Zhou, J.G. and Goodwill, I.M. (1997), "A finite volume method for steady state 2D shallow water flows", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 4-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/09615539710156174