Mechanics of Fluids Unit 4

SIMILITUDE AND FLOW MEASUREMENT ( Session # 7 )

( Flow through notches and weirs )
TRAPEZOIDAL NOTCH

Discharge for rectangular portion ABCD Discharge for triangular portion FAD & BCE
 C d1  Coefficien t of discharge for  C d 2  Coefficien t of discharge for
rectangular portion ABCD triangular portion FAD & BCE

Q1  C d1  L  2 g  H 3 2 Q 2  C d 2  tan  2 g  H 5 2
2 8
3 15 2

Discharge through Trapezoidal notch  Q 

Q1  Q 2

STEPPED NOTCH
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Q3  C d  L  2 g  H 3 2
3 3 3
 

2 3 2 3 2
Q2  C d  L  2 g   H  -  H 
3 2  2  3

2 3 2 3 2
Q1  C d  L  2 g   H  -  H 
3 1  1  2