Flow Through A Venturi Flume

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology
Department of Civil Engineering

Hydraulics / Irrigation Laboratory
OBJECT:
Characteristics of flow through a Venturi Flume.
APPARATUS:
Self-contained glass sided Tilting flume, Venturi Flume Assembly,

Instrument carrier Hook and point gauge.
THEORY:
General discharge equation

Q ca 2 g ( h h1 )
a = throat area = bh1
Where
C Cd 1 /(1 m 2 )
m = a/A, A = upstream area B.h.
Standing wave equation

Q 2 2g
3bh 3 / 2 1.704bh 3 / 2
FLUME:
This term is applied to devices in which the flow is locally accelerated due to the following:
1. A streamlined lateral contraction in the channel sides
2. The combination of the lateral contraction, together with a streamlined hump in the invert
(channel bed).
VENTURI FLUME:
A venturi flume is a critical-flow open flume with a constricted flow which causes a drop in
the hydraulic grade line, creating a critical depth.
APPLICATION OF VENTURI FLUME:

It is used in flow measurement of very large flow rates, usually given in millions of cubic
units. Flumes are usually designed to achieve critical flow in the narrowest (throat) section,
together with a small afflux. Flumes are especially applicable where deposition of solids must be
avoided (e.g., in sewage works or in irrigation canals traversing flat terrain).

PROCEDURE:
Form the venture flume in the working section of the flume, by fixing an asymmetrical
throat insert to each wall. Then measure and note the throat width. Level the flume, prior to
opening the inlet valve and admitting water into the flume.
Maintaining a constant flow, measure and note, h, hc, h1 and Q. Increasing the flow in stages,
measure and note the above for each stage. Observe the drowned and standing wave flow
conditions.
RESULTS AND CALCULATIONS:
hc
h1
Plot Q against (h-h1), Q against h, and Q against h1. Determine Cd.
h-h1



Short Questions
Q#1: What have you learned from this experiment?
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Q#2: What are the situation where a venture flume can be used as a discharge measuring device?
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Q#3: What is difference between venture flume and weir?
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Q#4: What is difference between venture flume and venturemeter?

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Q#5: comment on the effects of narrowing the channel. Is it the same as raising the bed? What
factors influence the efficiency of the venture flume?
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Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Department of Civil Engineering

Characteristics of flow through a Venturi Flume.

Self-contained glass sided Tilting flume, Venturi Flume Assembly,

General discharge equation

a = throat area = bh1

m = a/A, A = upstream area B.h.

Standing wave equation

APPLICATION OF VENTURI FLUME:

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

RESULTS AND CALCULATIONS:

Plot Q against (h-h1), Q against h, and Q against h1. Determine Cd.

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Q#1: What have you learned from this experiment?

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Q#3: What is difference between venture flume and weir?

Q#4: What is difference between venture flume and venturemeter?

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

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