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Oscillating jump

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The experiment was carried out at the Hydraulics laboratory of RomaTre University. An oscillating jump develops downstream of a drop structure. The oscillating jump or oscillating jet is a transition condition between an hydraulic jump (submerged jet flow) and an undular jump (surface wave flow).

References:

Adduce C. and La Rocca M., 2006, Local scouring due to turbulent water jets downstream of a trapezoidal drop: laboratory experiments and stability analysis, Water Resources Research. 42, W02405, doi:10.1029/2005WR004139.

   

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