ODobbins function

O'Conner Dobbins Surface Renewal Method for calculating Rearration Coeffiecient

calculate reaeration coefficient with the O'Conner Dobbins method

ODobbins(vel, dep)

Arguments

• vel: velocity in m/s
• dep: depth in meters

Details

Surface Renewal

Returns

Reaeration Cofficient (1/d)

References

O'Connor, D. J., and W. E. Dobbins (1958). Mechanisms of reaeration in natural streams. Transactions of American Society of Civil Engineers, 123: 641-666.

Author(s)

Stephen A Sefick Jr.

Examples

#velocity 0.6
#depth 0.4572
ODobbins(0.6, 0.4572)