Universal Energy Extraction Limit in Open-Channel Flow: The Extremal Froude Number Fr = 0.3094

2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: German Treshchalov
DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/t8hj7
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Abstract

A short theoretical preprint deriving a universal upper bound on extractable energy in open-channel flow, with a strict maximum at Fr = 0.3094 and energy limit = 34.52%

Fields of Study & Subjects

Hydraulic flow and structures Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

Publication details

Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint