Manning formula

Meaning

Proper Noun

An empirical formula estimating the average velocity of a liquid flowing in a conduit that does not completely enclose the liquid, i.e. an open channel.

Origin

Named after the Irish engineer Robert Manning, who in 1890 redeveloped the original formulation by the French engineer Philippe Gauckler in 1867.

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