RESULT

OPEN CHANNEL

A) FLOW OVER A SHARP CRESTED WEIR

Height of weir crest above bed, a = 152 mm

Width of weir, B = 300 mm

Head, H Discharge, Qtheory Discharge, Qactual

Log Q Log H Cd
(m) (m3/s) (m3/s)
0.104 0.0217 0.0681 -1.663 -0.983 0.732
0.087 0.0182 0.0570 -1.740 -1.060 0.800
0.074 0.0154 0.0481 -1.814 -1.131 0.861
0.064 0.0121 0.0379 -1.918 -1.194 0.843
0.057 0.0095 0.0230 -2.024 -1.244 0.785

B) FLOW OVER A VENTURI FLUME

Width of channel, B = 0.3 m

Width of Venturi flume throat, Bc = 0.095

Depth Velocity
Discharge, Q Specific Energy, E
Upstream, y1 Upstream, V1 Cd
(m3/s) (m)
(m) (m/s)
0.292 0.02550 0.291 0.296 0.978
0.270 0.02267 0.280 0.274 0.974
0.247 0.01978 0.267 0.251 0.970
0.215 0.01627 0.252 0.218 0.985
0.188 0.01318 0.234 0.191 0.973
Calculation

OPEN CHANNEL

A) FLOW OVER A SHARP CRESTED WEIR

Log Q = Log 0.2174

= -1.663

Log H = Log 0.104

= -0.983

2
Q = 3 Cd b 2 H3/2

2
= (0.732)(0.3) 2(9.81) (0.104)3/2
3

= 0.0681

Qactual = Cd x Qtheory

Qtheory = Qactual / Cd

= 0.02174 / 0.732

= 0.0297
 B) FLOW OVER A VENTURI FLUME

Velocity, v1 =
1

0.02550
= (0.3)(0.292)

= 0.291 m/s

v12
Specific Energy, E y1
2g

0.2912
0.291
19.62

= 0.296 m

Q
Discharge Coefficient, Cd 3/ 2
2
Bc g E
3
0.02550
3/ 2

0.095 9.81 2 0.296

3

= 0.978
RESULT

FLOW OVER WEIR

A) V-Shape weir

Enclosed angle, : 900

Volume : 5L / 0.005 m3

h0 : 0.139 m

Time Flow, Qactual Flow, Qtheory Head, H

Reading Log Q Log H Cd
(s) (m3/s) (m3/s) (m)
1 5.91 8.46 x 10-4 1.014 x 10-3 0.045 -3.073 -1.348 0.834
2 6.94 7.20 x 10-4 7.56 x 10-4 0.040 -3.143 -1.398 0.952
3 9.91 5.05 x 10-4 5.41 x 10-4 0.035 -3.297 -1.456 0.933
4 13.37 3.74 x 10-4 3.68 x 10-4 0.030 -3.427 -1.523 1.015
5 16.78 2.98 x 10-4 2.34 x 10-4 0.025 -3.526 -1.602 1.276

B) Rectangular Weir

Width of the neckline, b : 0.03 m

Volume : 5L / 0.005 m3

h0 : 0.146 m

Time Flow, Qactual Flow, Qtheory Head, H

Reading Log Q Log H Cd
(s) (m3/s) (m3/s) (m)
1 5.25 9.52 x 10-4 1.34 x 10-3 0.061 -3.021 -1.215 0.710
2 6.60 7.58 x 10-4 1.18 x 10-3 0.056 -3.120 -1.252 0.643
3 7.13 7.01 x 10-4 1.02 x 10-3 0.051 -3.154 -1.292 0.684
4 8.50 5.88 x 10-4 8.78 x 10-4 0.046 -3.231 -1.337 0.670
5 9.63 5.19 x 10-4 7.39 x 10-4 0.041 -3.285 -1.387 0.702
Calculation

FLOW OVER WEIR

A) V-Shape weir

Head, H = h0 h1

= 0.139 0.94

= 0.045

15Q
Cd

8 tan 2 g H 5 / 2
2

15 6.62 10 4
90

8 tan 19.62 0.0485 / 2
2

= 0.834

Qactual = Cd x Qtheory

Qtheory = Qactual / Cd

= 8.46 x 10-4 / 0.834

= 1.014 x 10-3 m3/s

 B) Rectangular weir

Head, H = h0 h1

= 0.146 0.90

= 0.056

3Q
Cd
2b 2 g H 3 / 2

3(7.58 x 10 - 4 )


20.03 19.62 0.0563 / 2
= 0.643

Qactual = Cd x Qtheory

Qtheory = Qactual / Cd

= 7.58 x 10-4 / 0.643

= 1.18 x 10-3 m3/s