LABORATORY EXERCISE NO.

3
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT USING RECTANGULAR WEIR

Name: ALEXANDER P. BELKA Group No.: ______________

DATA SHEET

Trial Volume Time Actual Average Width of Height Theoretical Coefficient of

(liters) (sec) Discharge, Actual rectangular of water Discharge, Discharge, Cd
Qa Discharge weir in the Qt (liters/sec) =Qa/Qt
(liters/sec) Qa (cm) weir, h
(liters/sec) (cm)
1 1 5 99.13 0.05044
3
2 5 103.88 0.04813 0.04972 0.08854 0.56155
1 cm
3 5 98.84 0.05059
2 1 5 27.65 0.18083
3 2 cm
2 5 22.72 0.22007 0.19894 0.25044 0.79436
3 5 25.52 0.19592
3 1 5 13.93 0.35894
3 3 cm
2 5 14.42 0.34674 0.34985 0.46009 0.76039
3 5 14.54 0.34388
4 1 5 9.03 0.55371
3 4 cm
2 5 9.75 0.51282 0.52102 0.70835 0.73554
3 5 10.07 0.49652

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1 V f  Vi 5
3
( 2 b 2g h 2 )
1 Qa    0.05044 liters / sec Qt  3 Q
t 99.13 Cd  a
0.05044  0.04813  0.05059 1000 Qt
V f  Vi 5 Qa 
2 Qa    0.04813 liters / sec 3 3
[( 2 )(3cm) 2(980cm / sec (1cm) 2 ] C  0.04972
2
t 103.88 Qa  0.04972 liters / sec  3 d
1000 0.08854
V f  Vi 5
3 Qa    0.05059 liters / sec Cd  0.56155
t 98.84 Qt  0.08854 liters / sec
2 V  Vi 5
3
( 2 b 2g h 2 )
1 Qa  f   0.18083 liters / sec Qt  3 Q
t 27.65 Cd  a
0.18083  0.22007  0.19592 1000 Qt
V f  Vi 5 Qa 
2 Qa    0.22007 liters / sec 3 3
[( 2 )(3cm) 2(980cm / sec (2cm) 2 ] C  0.19894
2
t 22.72 Qa  0.19894 liters / sec  3 d
1000 0.25044
V f  Vi 5
3 Qa    0.19592 liters / sec Cd  0.79436
t 25.52 Qt  0.25044 liters / sec
3 V f  Vi 5
3
( 2 b 2g h 2 )
1 Qa    0.35894 liters / sec Qt  3 Q
t 13.93 Cd  a
0.35894  0.34674  0.34388 1000 Qt
V  Vi 5 Qa 
2 Qa  f   0.34674 liters / sec 3 2 2 3
[( )(3cm) 2(980cm / sec (3cm) ] C  0.34985
2
t 14.42 Qa  0.34985 liters / sec  3 d
1000 0.46009
V f  Vi 5
3 Qa    0.34388 liters / sec Cd  0.76039
t 14.54 Qt  0.46009 liters / sec
4 V  Vi 5
3
( 2 b 2g h 2 )
1 Qa  f   0.55371 liters / sec Qt  3 Q
t 9.03 Cd  a
0.55371  0.51282  0.49652 1000 Qt
V f  Vi 5 Qa 
2 Qa    0.51282 liters / sec 3 3
[( 23 )(3cm) 2(980cm / sec 2 (4cm) 2 ] C  0.52102
t 9.75 Qa  0.52102 liters / sec  d
1000 0.70835
V  Vi 5
3 Qa  f   0.49652 liters / sec Cd  0.73554
t 10.07 Qt  0.70835 liters / sec