Technical Specifications

Specifications
 Working area: 2 metres x 610mm or 4 metres x 610mm Max water depth: 120mm
 Thickness of sand bed: 60mm
 Flow range: 0-3.5 litres/sec.
 Sump capacity: 300 litres
 Accuracy of flow metering: ±1.5% of full scale deflection
 Basic Accessories
– Model bridge piers; two rectangular, four cylindrical, two profiled and two with rounded ends.
– One asymmetrical aerofoil
– Two model gate guides.
– Eight aluminum baffles to direct the water flow for general test purposes. One set of twelve x 50mm x 50mm aluminum Tees and six 40mm equal angles all 125mm long, to enable the laboratory staff to build additional models
 Overall Dimensions
– Length (4M): 5.70m
– Width: 0.71m
– Height: – 2.0m –

Ordering Specifications
 A self-contained recirculating water tank for flow visualization and mobile bed studies.
 The tank is manufactured from glass reinforced plastic and all components in contact with water are of no corroding materials.
 The working section has minimum dimensions of (4m) x 610mm and the flow range is 0-3.5 litres/sec.
 Fifteen models and accessories are included as standard and a sheet of coloured glass allows rapid changeover from mobile bed to flow visualization mode.
 All controls are housed in a portable console which includes a flexible cable and water safe connectors.

Experiment Capabilities
 Flow around model engineering structures
 Boundary layer suction demonstration
 Experimental investigation of erosion and deposition
 Characteristics of meandering water courses
 Two dimensional flow visualization by the Ahlborn technique
 Velocity distribution in duct flow
 Hydraulic analogy to compressible flow
 Civil engineering model testing

Required Services
 Electricity supply: 220/240V/1PH/50Hz Stopwatch

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