# **Problem 2.1** # Standard U .S. Class A evaporation land pan has an inside # diameter of 47.5 in. and a depth of 10.0 in. # Part A: Surface area of water in the pan in square meters. diameter = 47.5 inch depth = 10 inch area = pi()*(diameter/2)^2; m^2 # Part B: Volume of the pan in cubic meters. volume = area * depth; m^3 # Part C: initial volume of water in the pan is 11.5 U.S. gallons, # what is the depth of the water in millimeters? init_volume = 11.5 gal init_depth = init_volume/area; mm # Note: Todd Rayne is incorrect # Part D: After a 24-h period with no precipitation the volume of # water in the pan is 10.2 U.S. gallons, what is the evaporation rate # in millimeters/ day? evap_rate = (init_volume -10.2 gal)/ (24 hr) / area ; mm/day # Part E: What is new depth of water in millimeters? new_depth = init_depth - evap_rate * 1 day; mm # Part F: During the succeeding day there was a 3-h period of # precipitation at a constant rate of 5 mm/h. Assuming that the 24-h # evaporation rate calculated in step D also occurs during this 24-h # period, what would be the depth of water in the pan? rain_rate = 5 mm/hr rain_time = 3 hr final_depth = new_depth + rain_rate * rain_time - evap_rate * 1 day; mm # Part G: If there is no further rain, and no water is added to the pan, # how long would it take for the water in the pan to totally evaporate, # assuming the net 24-h evaporation rate of step D? time_evap = final_depth / evap_rate; day # **Problem 2.5** # A pond has a surface area of 35 ac. If the mean daily air temperature # is 66°F, the mean daily dew-point temperature is 55°F, the solar # radiation is 480 langleys, and the daily wind movement is 115 mi, # what is the daily lake evaporation in acre-feet? # Using the nomograph in figure 2.1 the evaporation rate is 0.15 in/day evap_rate = 0.15 inch/day area = 35 acre Evap_volume = evap_rate * area; acre feet/day # **Problem 2.9** # The flow of a river at the start of a base flow recession was # 712 m^3 / s; after 60 d the flow declined to 523 m3 / s. # Part A: What is the recession constant? Qo = 712 m^3/s time = 60 days Qt = 523 m^3/s a = (-1/time)*ln(Qt/Qo); /day # Part B: What would be the flow after 112 d? time = 112 day Q = Qo*exp(-a*time) # **Problem 2.11** # A 90 degree V-notch weir is placed in a road culvert to measure the # flow of a stream passing through the culvert. The value of Ho is # 2.72 ft. Compute the discharge of the stream. # For dimensional consistency with Q = ko * Ho^(5/2) # ko = 2.5 ft^(1/2) / s ko = 2.5 ft^(1/2) / s Ho = 2.72 ft Q = ko * Ho^(5/2); ft^3/s # **Problem 2.13** # An industrial park with flat-roofed buildings, large parking lots, and # little open area has a drainage basin area of 398 ac. The 25-year # rainfall even has a precipitation intensity of 2.382 in./h. # If the C factor is 0.75, what is the maximum rate that overland flow # will drain from the industrial park? Area = 398 acre Io = 2.382 inch/hr Co = 0.75 Q = Co * Io * Area; ft^3/s # **Problem 2.15** # Figure 2.28 is the hydrograph of a river with a long summer baseflow # recession. Compute the volume of annual recharge that occurs between # runoff year 1 and runoff year 2. Qo1 = 280 ft^3/s t1 = 5.5 * 30 days Vtp1 = Qo1 * t1 / 2.3026 time1 = 6.4 * 30 days Vt1 = Vtp1 / 10^(time1/t1) Qo2 = 320 ft^3/s t2 = 5.9 * 30 days Vtp2 = Qo2 * t2 / 2.3026 recharge = Vtp2 - Vt1; ft^3 # **Problem 2.17** # An aqueduct has smooth earthen sides and bottom. The slope of the water surface # is 1.7 ft/mi. The channel is trapezoidal in shape with a 45° angle to the sides # of the trapezoid and a bottom segment that is 8.5 ft wide. The water in the aqueduct # is 3.6 ft deep in the center. # Part A: What is the average velocity of water in the aqueduct? depth = 3.6 ft width_top = 15.7 ft width_bottom = 8.5 ft area = depth * 0.5*(width_bottom + width_top); ft^2 side_length = sqrt( (0.5*(width_bottom - width_top))^2 + depth^2); ft wetted_perimeter = width_bottom + 2*side_length; ft slope = 1.7 ft / mile hydraulic_radius = area / wetted_perimeter Manning_n = 0.02 Manning_const = 1.0 m^(1/3) / s velocity = (1/Manning_n) * Manning_const * hydraulic_radius^(2/3) * slope^(1/2); ft/s # Part B: What is the volume of flow in the aqueduct? Q = velocity * area; ft^3/s