Setting Up the Equipment:

/First, install the delivery nozzle at the outlet pipe./ /Second, put the stilling
baffle at the slots in the walls of the channel./ /Third, mount the rectangular weir
plate in the weir carrier by inserting the captive studs in the holes and tightening it
with the thumb nuts available./ /Fourth, assemble the vernier height gauge by
attaching the gauge with the mounting frame using a screwdriver. Insert the hook at
the end of the rod and lock it with the screw. The vernier height gauge should be
calibrated by adjusting the rod so that the tip of the hook is at the same elevation of
the crest and lock the adjustment screw./ /Lastly, adjust the vernier scale by
aligning its zero graduation with that of the main scale./
Experiment Procedure:
/Open the hydraulics bench and admit water into the open channel. As a
safety measure, make sure that the bench valve is fully closed before opening the
switch./ /Adjust the valve until the flow rate is strong enough to prevent the outflow
from clinging into the notch plate. This is done to ensure atmospheric pressure at
the crest of the plate./ /Approximate the distance of the vernier height gauge from
the weir by measuring 6 times the head of the flow from the end of the open
channel. The vernier height gauge should be placed far enough upstream to be
beyond the dropdown curve./ /Mount the vernier height gauge in the side channels
of the moulded top. To measure the head of flow, adjust the rod so that the hook is
almost the same height of the flow. Use tangent screw for more precise adjustment
while checking at an eye level with the water surface./ /Obtain the flow rate by
bringing down the ball valve and measuring the time it takes for 2 Liter increase in
the sight tube with a timer. Measure the flow rate twice and take the average for
more accurate result./ /Make 3 trials by adjusting the flow and compute for the
coefficient of discharge. Repeat the procedures for the triangular weir plate./
Apparatus and Equipment
Weir Plate
Weirs are overflow structures built across an open channel for the purpose of
measuring the flow. Common types of weirs are rectangular weirs and v notch weirs
which would be used in the experiment. The coefficient of discharge of the weirs is
to be determined in order to compute the actual discharge of the open channel.
Delivery nozzle
This inlet nozzle works together with the stilling baffle to promote smooth
flow or laminar flow into the open channel.
Stilling baffle

Again, in combination with the delivery nozzle, the stilling baffle provides a
smooth flow conditions into the channel.
Timer
The timer is used in getting the time it takes for a 2 Liter increase in the sight
tube.

Hydraulics Bench
The hydraulics bench is used to regulate flow of water in the open channel.
Some of the parts of the hydraulics bench are the sump tank which stores water in
the hydraulic bench, the control valve which regulates the flow in the pipe, the
vertical pipe which supplies water to the upper part of the bench, the open channel
which provides passage for water, the side channel where accessories of the test
may be positioned, the volumetric tank which stores water coming from the
channel, the stilling baffle which reduces turbulence coming from the channel and
the sight tube which indicates the instantaneous volume in the tank.
Vernier Height Gauge
The vernier height gauge is used to determine the head of the flow precisely
in the open channel. Some of the parts of the vernier height gauge are the
mounting frame which ensures the rigidity and stability of the gauge, the gauging
rod which is free to slide up and down over the water surface, a steel hook which is
used to locate the water surface. There are two gauges used in the instrument
which are the primary scale and the vernier scale. The rod is held in a screwed
collar for large rapid changes in position and a fine adjustment screw can be used
for small changes in height.
Data and Results
Using the formula Q is equal to volume over time , we can determine the flow rate
in the open channel. 0.002m^3 divided by 2.83 seconds yields a discharge of 7.064
x10^-4 m^3 per second. The average discharge measured is 3.924 x10^-4 m^3
per second and given that the width of the weir is 0.003m, the measured height
from the vernier gauge , 0.0374m, and a gravitational acceleration of 9.81 m/s^2,
the discharge coefficient, Cd, can be solved using the formula (basahin mo yung
formula). Substituting the values, the coefficient of discharge is 0.614.
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