The This paper presents an experimental investigation of the occurrence of hydraulic jumps due to two phase air-water flow in a rectangular duct in a horizontal position as well as inclined position .Hydraulic jump is a phenomenon frequently observed in an open channel flow. It occurs when liquid at high velocity discharges into a zone of lower velocity leading to a rather abrupt rise (a step or standing wave) in the liquid surface. In this present experimental investigation, various parameters like strength of the hydraulic jump, location of hydraulic jump, length of hydraulic jump is found out and the effect of flow rate of water and the effect of air flow on hydraulic jump is studied .Hydraulic jump results in the reduction of total energy of a moving fluid, which in turn prevents the fluid from scouring the channel banks. Also hydraulic jump enables a portion of the fluid's kinetic energy to reduce which stabilizes downstream flow conditions. Some of the other application areas of this phenomenon are efficient operation of flow measurement flumes, mixing of chemicals, intense mixing and gas transfer in chemical processes, desalination of sea water and aeration of streams which are polluted by bio-degradable wastes.