Calibration of trapezoidal notch

Trapezoidal notch is a combination of a

rectangular notch and two triangular notches.
The discharge over such a notch will be the
sum of the discharge over the rectangular and
triangular notches.
THEORETICAL DISCHARGE OVER A TRAPEZOIDAL NOTCH:

Qth = 2/3 b 2 g [H] 3/2 + 8/15 2 g tan /2 [H] 5/2

Where,
Q th= Theoretical discharge
 = Angle of the trapezoidal notch = 45˚
H = Water head over crest.
Cd = Co-efficient of discharge
Procedure:
Start the pump and allow the water to flow
into the channel by opening the inlet valve.
Note the initial reading (at crest).
Note the final reading (head of water above
the crest)
Now measure the actual discharge using
downstream collection tank.
Laboratory flume
Video link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8kDN0E4x-k
Observation table:
 = Angle of the Trapezoidal notch = 45˚
A=Area of the measuring tank=100 cm X 60 cm
Example lab readings:
S. N. Measuring Tank Reading Actual Discharge Head over the
(cm3/s) notch
Initial level Final level h2 –h1 Time t(s) H (cm)
h1(cm) h2(cm) A(h2  h1 )
Qact 
t
1.

Theoretical discharge, 𝑄𝑡ℎ= cm3/s

Coefficient of discharge,𝑐𝑑=
 For Graph
Plot Log Qactual vs log H
Calculation:
𝑄=𝑘ℎ𝑛
𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑄=𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑘+𝑛𝑙𝑜𝑔ℎ
𝑦=𝑚𝑥+𝑐
𝑚=𝑛
𝑐=𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑘
Assignment 3

1. A trapezoidal notch of 1.1 m wide at the top and 450 mm at

bottom has a crest height of 1 m. Find the discharge through
the notch if the elevation of the water surface above the
bottom of the channel is 1.25 m. The height of the notch is
300 mm. Take coefficient of discharge as 0.6. (5)
2. Name various valves that are attached to the laboratory
flume of Water Resources Engineering Lab at IIT (ISM)
Dhanbad and write their functions. (5)