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When the hydraulic jump is in a moving form it is called _________

(a) Negative surge

(b) Positive surge

(c) Turbulent surge

(d) Accelerated surge

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This interesting question is from Types of Hydraulic Jumps in chapter Non Uniform Flow in Channels of Fluid Mechanics

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Right option is (b) Positive surge

To elaborate: When the hydraulic jump is dynamic or in a moving form it is called as positive surge. Hydraulic jump can be stationery or dynamic. Hydraulic jump can be described using the same analytical approaches.

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