► 8.

4 DISCHARGE OVER A TRIANGULAR NOTCH OR WEIR

The expressio n for the discharge over a triangular notch or weir is the same. It is derived as :
Let H = head of water above the V- notch
0 = angle of notch
Consider a horizontal strip of water of thickness •dh' at a depth of h from the free s urface of water
as shown in Fig. 8.3.
From Fig. 8.3 (b), we have
0 AC AC
tan - = - = - - -
2 OC (H -h) A C h
H

AC= (H - h) tan -
8
2
~_f 0
(a)
1
(b)
0
Width of stri.p =AB= 2AC = 2 (H - h) tan - Fig. 8.3 The tria11g11/ar 11otch.
2
0
:. Area of strip = 2 ( H - h) tan - x dh
2
The theoretical velocity of water through strip = ✓2gh
Discharge, through the strip,
dQ = C,1 x Area of strip x Velocity (theoretical)
0
= C,, x 2 (H - h) tan - x dh x ✓2gh
2
0
= 2C,, ( H - h) tan - x ✓2gh x dh
2

:. Total discharge, Q= iH
o
2Cd (H - h) tan !
2
X ✓2gh X dh

= 2Cd X tan !
2
X Jfi JorH (H - h)t, 112 dh

=2 X Cd X tan !2 X .jfi Jo
f" (Hh 112 - 1,3n ) dh

x - x.Jii [ -----
= 2 x C 1 tan
8 ]HH/J J/2 115/2

' 2 3/2 5/2 0

- 11 11
J I I
~ I IL

Notd , es a nd Weirs 3591

~ [ -2 H.H 312 - -2 H 51'- ]

8 v2g
= 2 x Cdx tan -x
2 3 5

= 2 x Cd x tan !2 x .Jfi [~3 H 5' 2 - ~5 H 512 ]

=2 X Cd X tan !2 X .Jfi [~
15
512
H ]

8 8 ~ s,~
=-Cdx tan -x v2g x H - ...(8.2)
15 2
For a right-angled V-notch, if c., = 0.6
8
0 = 90°, tan - = I
2

Discharge, Q= _!. X 0.6 X I X .J2 X 9.81 X H512 .. .(8 .3)

15
= 1.417 H 5n.
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