Water and Land Management Training and Research Institute

(WALAMTARI)

Design of Parshall Flume

G.Surender, B.E.(Civil), M.Tech. (WRE),

Executive Engineer (H) &
Senior Faculty Member,
WALAMTARI, Hyderabad-500 030
Planning,Design&Installation of
Parshall Flume

Step by Step Proceedure

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❖ Description of Parshall Flume

❖ Sizes of Parshall Flume

❖ Modular Limits

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❖ Free flow condition

❖ Submerged flow condition

❖ Discharge equation for free flow condition

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❖ Discharge equation for submerged flow
condition

❖ Discharge Calculations

❖ Design of Parshall Flume

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❖ Example & Exercises

❖ Location of Parshall Flume

❖ Advantages and Disadvantages of Parshall

Flume

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 STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE FOR
HYDRAULIC DESIGN OF PARSHALL
FLUMES
STEP-I:
Collect Field Data i.e.,
Discharge to be measured (Q)
Normal depth of flow in the Canal (dn)
Free boad available (f)
Bed Width of Channel (b)
STEP - II:
The most economical throat width for
flume may be taken as 1/3 to 1/2 the bed
width of the channel (b/3 to b/2) and for
convenience to suit the site conditions,
some value between (b/3 to b/2) may be
chosen and tried.
STEP - III:
For the given discharge Q and for the
selection width of flume, find out ha from
the concern tables for free flow condition
(tables).
STEP-IV:
For the chosen throat width in Step II
read modular limit for free flow
conditions from table.
STEP-V:
Calculate hb from the equation
hb/ha = M.L.

Where ‘ha’ is from step – III and ‘ML’ is

from Step IV.
STEP-VI:
With the help of the figure height of crest
(Δf) over canal bed for free flow condition
may be obtained from the equation Δf = dn
– hb.
STEP-VII:
With the help of the figure upstream
depth dn = Δf+ha
STEP-VIII:
Afflux Δh = du - dn
STEP-IX:
If afflux Δh is less than free board ‘f’ the
chosen throat width is ok.
If afflux Δh is more than free board ‘f’
then choose next higher size and try
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 Thank you

Keep in touch:
G.Surender
Executive Engineer & Senior Faculty Member,
WALAMTARI
Himayathsagar,
Hyderabad- 500030.
ghantasurender@gmail.com
+91 9866661315
www.tswalamtari.net