UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG

FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL

HYDRAULIC & HYDROLOGY LABORATORYFLOW OVER WEIR

SUBJECT CODE DAA 3911EXPERIMENT TITLE FLOW OVER WEIRDATE OF EXPERIMENT 10/01/2011GROUP NUMBER & SECTION GROUP 11 SECTION 25 & 26GROUP MEMBER NAME & ID NUMBER

1. AHMAD MUSTAQIM BIN MOHAMED RADZI AA09194

2. RAZIN BARWIN BINTI ABDUL SAMAD AA09195

3. MOHD.AIZAD BIN JOHARI AA09197

4. AMIRUDDIN BIN ROZLAN AA09198

5. MOHD ZAHARIN BIN TARUDIN AA10183

6. YANG WENBIAO AA09202

LECTURER/PERSON IN CHARGEMARKS

REMARKS

ENDORESMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page

1. Introduction 2

2. Principle 2-3

3. Objective 3

4. Apparatus 3

5. Procedure 4

6. Result 5-7

7. Discussion/Analysis 8

8. Conclusion 9-10

9. References & Appendices 11

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INTRODUCTION

As the depth of flow above the base of a notch is related to the volume flow rate through

it, the notch forms a useful flow measurement device. The classical results for flow over

notches are obtained by application of the Bernoulli equation, from a point well up-

stream to a point just above the notch.

PRINCIPLE

This approach requires a number of very substantial assumptions and it yields the

following results:

For rectangular notch

Q = 2/3 Cd b√2g h⅔

Where:

Cd = unloading coefficient

b = width of the neckline or the width of the wier

h = height of the load or the height of the water on the crest or wier threshold

For the V-shape weir

Q = 8/15 Cd √2g tan θ/2 h5/2

Where:

Cd = unloading coefficient

θ/2 = the vertex semi-angle or the neckline

h = the load height

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The coefficient Cd is required to accommodate the effects of the simplified assumptions

in the theory. These can be rearranged to give:

For rectangular notch:

Cd = 3Q

2b √2g H3/2

For Vee notch:

Cd = 3Q

8 tan θ/2√2g H5/2

OBJECTIVE

i) To determine the characteristics of open-channel flow over, a rectangular

notch and then a triangular (Vee) notch

ii) To determine the values of the discharge coefficient, Cd for both notches

APPARATUS

i) Set of flow over weir apparatus

ii) Hydraulic Bench

iii) Stop watch

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PROCEDURE

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Set and immobilize the nonius of the caliber to zero

Then, flow the water to the channel until it unloads through the

weir

Adjust the flow of the water and stabilize it. Next, point the hook until the edge of its touch the water surface and take a reading of the nonius

Let the water flow and measure the value of the load height using the scale in the volumetric tank and the chronometer

Repeat above procedure but with different height of water

Put the weir into the Hydraulic Bench, and then adjust the hook right to the bottom of the weir.

The same procedure are done to rectangular and vee weir

RESULT

Rectangular Weir

Volume

m3

Time

s

Flow

m3/s(Q)

Height

m

Log

Q

Log

h

Cd Q

theoretical

0.005 5.8 0.000862 0.056 -3.0645 -1.2518 0.0302 0.001162

0.005 6.1 0.000820 0.051 -3.0862 -1.2924 0.0287 0.001105

0.005 9.2 0.000543 0.043 -3.2652 -1.3665 0.0190 0.000732

0.005 10.1 0.000495 0.038 -3.3054 -1.4202 0.0173 0.000666

0.005 21.1 0.000237 0.029 -3.6253 -1.5376 0.0083 0.000319

Vee Weir

Volume

m3

Time

s

Flow

m3/s(Q)

Height

m

Log

Q

Log

h

Cd Q

theoretical

0.005 16.9 0.0002959 0.035 -3.5289 -1.4559 0.001400 0.0000592

0.005 14.8 0.0003378 0.033 -3.4713 -1.4814 0.001599 0.0000676

0.005 16.5 0.0003030 0.031 -3.5186 -1.5086 0.001434 0.0000606

0.005 22.7 0.0002203 0.025 -3.6570 -1.6021 0.001043 0.0000441

0.005 52.2 0.0000958 0.020 -4.0186 -1.6990 0.000453 0.0000191

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CALCULATION

Q = AV

For rectangular weir: For vee weir:

A = bh A = (½) bh X 2

b = 0.03m b = 0.08m

h = 0.082m h = 0.04m

= 0.00246m3 = 0.0032 m3

Example:

For rectangular notch:

Cd = 3Q .

2b √2g H3/2

= 3(0.000862)

2(0.03) (√2 x 9.81) (0.082) 3/2

= 0.0302

For Vee notch:

Cd = 3Q

8 tan θ/2√2g H5/2

= 3(0.0002959)

8 tan 90/2√2 x 9.81 x (0.04) 5/2

= 0.001400

For rectangular notch:

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Q = 2/3 Cd b √ 2 g h 2/3

= 2/3 (0.0302) (0.03) √ 2 (9.81) (0.082) 2/3

= 0.001162 m3/s

For Vee notch:

Q = 8/15 Cd√ 2 g tan ǿ/2 h 5/2

= 8/15 (0.001400) √ 2 (9.81) tan 90/2 (0.04)5/2

= 0.0000592 m3/s

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS

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The experiment objective is to establish the relationship between head over the

weir and discharge for a sharp crested weir. In this experiment, we can prove the

objective. The head over weir directly relation with the discharge of water. If the head

over the weir is high, the discharges of water also increase.

If the specific energy increases, the discharge also increases. It’s maybe because

when the discharge of water is high, the water friction at the sharp crested weir is high

and that why the head of over weir is also high. A uniform flow may theoretically be

steady or unsteady, depending on whether or not the depth changes with time.

An open channel is conduit in which water flows with a free surface. The

classification of open channel flow is made according to the change in flow respect to

time and space. Open channel flow is uniform if the depth of flow is the same at every

section of the channel.

A uniform flow may theoretically be steady or unsteady, depending on whether or not the

depth changes with time. The establishment of unsteady uniform flow requires that the

water surface fluctuate with time while remaining parallel to the channel bottom. Since it

is impossible for this condition to occur within a channel, steady uniform flows are the

fundamental type of flow treated in open channel hydraulics.

CONCLUSION

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For the overall experiment we do this experiment well and most achieve the

objective this experiment. From our results, the value of the theoretical and experiment is

have a different. Form overall results we get, the value of theory is more than experiment

value. But we feel so good cause achieve the objective this test (determine the value of

the discharge coefficient and determine the characteristic of open-channel flow over)

well. This experiment is very important to know the direction and also the flow rate of

the water. This experiment also to known the head of the pressure at the high of head

(always use in construction dam). This test also important to known the area around the

damn can happen the flooding in several years.

1)90 ° V-Notch Weir - The 90 ° V-notch weir, in figure, is most accurate when

measuring discharges of less than 500 gpm. The maximum discharge that can be

accurately measured is approximately 5,000 gpm. The sides of the notch are inclined

outwardly at 45 ° from the vertical.

2) Rectangular-Notch Weir - The rectangular-notch weir is illustrated in figure. This is

the oldest type of weir now in use. Its simple construction makes it the most popular. The

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discharge equation for the rectangular-notch weir is gives discharge values for

rectangular-weir notch lengths of up to 4 feet and depths of flow or head of up to 1.5 feet.

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REFERENCES & APPENDICES

http://www.aquatext.com/calcs/weir%20flow.htmhttp://www.buffer.forestry.iastate.edu/Virtual_Risdal_Tour/Site_12/stop_12.htmhttp://www.cee.mtu.edu/~dwatkins/ce3600_labs/weir.pdfhttp://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/chl.aspx?p=s&a=PUBLICATIONS!419 From books:

Engineering Laboratory Manual: Hydraulic& Hydrology Laboratory: Flow Over Weir

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