DESCRIPTION

Technical Description

HM 164 is used to demonstrate different flow processes at different control structures in the open channel. In the closed channel, pressure components in a pipe are determined.

The trainer includes a transparent experimental flume with upper limit, a height-adjustable sill and a closed water circuit. The water level in the experimental section is set with an adjustable plate weir at the water outlet. With a simple alteration, the experimental flume can be used as an open or closed channel.

The water level must be low when investigating the open-channel flow. To conduct the experiment, a weir is attached to the bottom of the channel or the height-adjustable sill is used. Furthermore, the discharge under a gate can also be demonstrated. Various weirs, which can be exchanged quickly and safely, are available as control structures.

When studying the closed channel, the water level needs to be high enough that the entire experimental section is flowed through. In this case the sill is used to change the cross-section flowed through.

The static pressures and the total pressure over the cross-section are detected by measuring tubes. The pressure difference is used to calculate the flow velocity.

The well-structured instructional material sets out the fundamentals and provides a step-by-step guide through the experiments.

Learning Objectives / Experiments

Open channel
- flow over control structures: broad-crested weir, narrow-crested weir, ogee-crested weir with ski jump spillway, sill
- discharge under a gate
- hydraulic jump
Closed channel
- pipe flow with constant and variable flow cross- section
- measurement of static pressure and total pressure
- calculation of the flow velocity