Armfield S16 Hydraulic flow demonstrator (1.6 L/s)

Width of working section: 77mm

Depth of working section: 150mm

Length of working section: 1100mm

Maximum operating flowrate: 1.6 litres/sec 

DEMONSTRATION CAPABILITIES

The Armfield S16 Hydraulic Flow Demonstrator simply connects to a standard F1-10 Hydraulics Bench to permit the study of the following basic aspects of fluid flow:

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

Flow through a Culvert

Open channel flow

Flow beneath an Undershot Weir (Sluice Gate)

Flow over Sharp Crested, Broad Crested and Ogee Weirs

Using hydraulic structures to measure flow in an open channel

Effect of changes in upstream and downstream water level

Characteristics of Clinging, Aerated, Depressed and Drowned Nappes

Sub-critical, Critical and Super-critical flow/ depth. Changes in Specific Energy and control imposed by the minimum energy condition

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

Velocity of gravity waves in shallow water / Formation of surface waves near critical depth

Project work Evaluation of user constructed hydraulic structures

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