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SMALL CANAL STRUCTURES

(4) Inlet transition elevations.-The

station of the downstream end of the inlet

transition is station 1+00 plus 15 feet which

equals station 1 + 15. The station of the

upstream end of the outlet transition is

station 6+50 minus 20 feet which equals

station 6+30. The downstream invert of the

inlet transition is set at the same elevation as

the upstream invert of the flume.

U.S. flume invert El. = D.S. flume invert El.

+ length x slope

= 997.44 +(Sta. 6 + 30

-Sta. 1 + 15)0.0018

= 997.44 + 0.93

= 998.37

The upstream invert is set at the canal invert

elevation which is El. 1000.00. Figure 2-16

shows a schematic profile of the flume.

The energy elevation at the downstream

end of the inlet transition is determined as

follows:

Energy El. = Flume Inv. El.

+ flume normal water depth

+ flume velocity head

= E1. 998.37 + 4.15 + 0.50

= El. 1003.02

The energy elevation required at the

upstream end of this transition to discharge

design flow through the flume is determined

as follows:

Energy El. required = Energy El. at

the downstream end of transition +

transition loss=El. 1003.02

+ 0.3(hvf - hv)

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The energy elevation at this station is also =

canal invert elevation + canal depth +

velocity head in canal = 1000.00 + d + hv.

Equate the two above equations:

1003.02 + 0.3(hvf - hv)

= 1000.00 + d + hv

or

d + hv - 0.3(hvf - hv)

= 1003.02 - 1000.00 = 3.02 feet

Assume different canal water depths d, until

the following energy balance equation is

satisfied:

d + hv - 0.3(hvf - hv)= 3.02 ft.

Assume a canal water depth equal to 3.07

feet.

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El. 1003.00

transition

transition

Figure 2-16. Schematic profile of bench flume. 103-O-1260