The document discusses selecting and installing a flume to measure liquid flow rates. It recommends choosing the appropriately sized flume based on the maximum expected flow. For example, a 2-foot flume could measure up to 10 second-feet of flow. The flume should be installed so that at maximum expected flow, the liquid surface is about 60% of the way up the flume to allow for potential future increases in submergence from sediment or vegetation buildup.
The document discusses selecting and installing a flume to measure liquid flow rates. It recommends choosing the appropriately sized flume based on the maximum expected flow. For example, a 2-foot flume could measure up to 10 second-feet of flow. The flume should be installed so that at maximum expected flow, the liquid surface is about 60% of the way up the flume to allow for potential future increases in submergence from sediment or vegetation buildup.
The document discusses selecting and installing a flume to measure liquid flow rates. It recommends choosing the appropriately sized flume based on the maximum expected flow. For example, a 2-foot flume could measure up to 10 second-feet of flow. The flume should be installed so that at maximum expected flow, the liquid surface is about 60% of the way up the flume to allow for potential future increases in submergence from sediment or vegetation buildup.
to be measured, and second, the elevation of the liquid surface
in the channel at the given flow. The first step is to select the size of flume best suited. To il lustrate, let it be assumed that the maximum flow to be meas ured is 10 second-feet and the 2-foot flume is selected as the most practical size. The channel at the site of installation is
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feet wide and for a flow of 10 second-feet the elevation of the
liquid surface is observed to be 1 foot above the bed. (Width
of channel is mentioned only to indicate the general or average irrigation ditch found in the field.) Since the limiting degree of free flow submergence for this size of flume is 70 percent, it would be the usual practice to set the structure to operate at about 60 percent. This would allow for some increase in submergence after the flume is built. This increase may be caused by filling in of the channel downstream with sand or silt deposits, weeds, grass, and other growth along the banks that trail in the stream and retard the velocity.
Irrigation Works: The Principles on Which Their Design and Working Should Be Based, with Special Details Relating to Indian Canals and Some Proposed Improvements