Technical Specifications

Specifications
 A floor standing flow channel for use with a Hydraulics Bench
 Working section 75 mm wide, 150mm high and 1100mm long, Can be configured to demonstrate flow in open channels and closed conduits. Clear acrylic sides for good visibility of flow paank
 Multi-tube manometer connected to Pitot tubes and static tappings at three locations in working section
 Pitot tubes
 Models of hydraulic structures supplied include Undershot Weir (Sluice gate) at the inlet, Overshot Weir at the outlet, Sharp Crested Weir, Broad Crested Weir.

 Width of working section 77mm
 Depth of working section 150mm
 Length of working section 1100mm
 Maximum operating flow-rate 1.6 litres/sec

Ordering Specifications
– Hydraulic Flow Demonstrator
– Hydraulic Flow Demonstrator with direct reading flow meter

Experiment Capabilities

• Closed conduit flow
   Application of the Bernoulli and Continuity equations to converging and diverging flow
   Effect of gradual and sudden changes in cross section (energy losses)
   Using a contraction as a flow measuring device
   Using a Pitot tube to measure velocity / velocity profile
• Open channel flow
   Flow beneath an Undershot Weir (Sluice Gate)
   Flow over Sharp Crested, Broad Crested Weirs
   Using hydraulic structures to measure flow in an open channel
   Effect of changes in upstream and downstream water level
   Characteristics of Hydraulic Jumps, Force and energy conditions in a Hydraulic Jump
   Flow patterns associated with Hydraulic Jumps
   Flow over Drop Structures / Energy Dissipation
   Changes in flow profile in relation to the Froude Number (predicting flow conditions in an open channel)
   Observation of flow patterns associated with flow around hydraulic structures

Essential Accessories
 Hydraulics Bench Recommended Instruments
 Stopwatch

Complementary Products
 Multi-Purpose Teaching Flume
 Glass Sided Tilting Flume