An Overview of Gunt Experimental Flumes: Open-Channel Flow
An Overview of Gunt Experimental Flumes: Open-Channel Flow
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HM 161
HM 162
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TECHNICAL DETAILS FOR GUNT EXPERIMENTAL FLU MES THE CLOSED WATER CIRCUIT
THE WATER CIRCUIT
water tank,
outlet element,
pump,
experimental section,
control butterfly valve,
inlet element,
flow meter
THE PUMP
water tank,
pump,
hose,
flow meter
Pump (HM 162) with shut-off
valve in the intake side (left)
and control butterfly valve
with manual actuation in the
delivery side for adjusting
the flow rate (above the
pump). The pumps delivery
line also contains the hose
and the electromagnetic flow
meter.
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INCLINATION ADJUSTMENT
All experimental flumes can be inclined, which means that
the slope is adjustable. The slope range is -1/200...1/40.
The current slope can be read directly on a scale
(HM 160, HM 162) or a digital display (HM 161).
HM 160
HM 162
HM 160
HM 162
HM 161
HM 161
carrier (rigidity against bending),
frame (rigidity against water pressure),
fixed support,
height-adjustable support (flume inclination adjustment),
inlet and outlet element
experimental section,
1 welded frame,
2 bottom element of an
element of the experimental section,
3 diagonal rib,
F water pressure force
Manual inclination
adjustment in HM 160
MATERIALS USED
The rigidity of the elements of the
experimental section against water
pressure is ensured by the welded
frame. The frames support the glass
side walls.
In all experimental flumes, the bottom of the experimental section is made of stainless steel. Tempered glass
is used for the side walls of the experimental section. It
is scratch resistant, does not age and does not deform.
The water tank, inlet and outlet elements are made of
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Setup
of the instrument carrier
Flow velocity
GUNT offers two methods of measuring the flow rate in all experimental flumes: the
traditional pitotstatic tube or a digital velocity meter. The pitotstatic tube HM 16x.50
measures the static pressure and the total pressure at any point of the flow. A digital
pressure gauge displays the difference between the two pressures. The pressure
difference corresponds to the dynamic pressure, from which the flow velocity can
be calculated.
The core element of the velocity meter HM 16x.64 is an impeller that is rotated by
the flow. The speed of the impeller is proportional to the
flow velocity. The flow velocity is read directly from the
digital display.
Discharge depth
To measure the discharge depth, the level gauge
HM 16x.52 or HM 16x.91 with digital display is used. The
tip of the probe is moved to the surface of the water from
above.
Pressure measurement
All experimental flumes are equipped with pressure Velocity meter
measuring points in the flume bottom. The pressure HM 16x.64
measuring points are evenly distributed over the length of
the experimental section. To read these pressures, the pressure measuring points
are connected to the optional manometer panel HM 16x.53 via hoses. This allows
directly reading a profile of discharge depth over the entire length of the experimental section on the manometer panel.
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experimental section
sediment transport (sediment trap G, feeder H with steps)
additional space required for installation
(excl. G)
1,0m
1,5m
(min. 1m)
1,0m
1,0m
2,0m
2,0m
1,0m
1,5m
(min. 1m)
4,0m
2,0m
3,6m
6,1m
0,6m
5,0m 9,2m
7,5m 11,7 m
10,0 m 13,6 m
12,5 m 16,0 m
HM 160
HM 162
2,5m
5,0m
1,5m
(min. 1m)
Height
Height
(excl. H)
(incl. H)
1,35m
1,80 m
2,3m
2,90 m
with sediment
transport:
min. 3,9m
Required
room height
Dimensions of the laboratory, LxWxH: 20,00x7,60x4,00m
2,0m
2,0m
1,0m
1,0m
1,0m
1,1m
in C
incl.
0,9m
1,85m
2,50 m
3,30 m
with sediment
transport:
min. 4,5m
water drain
water supply
power supply 230V, 50Hz, 1 phase
power supply 400V, 50Hz, 3 phases
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HM 162.38 Rake
HM 162 with an
experimental
section of 7,5m
HM 162.44 Sill
HM 162.45 Culvert
Control structures
Changes in cross-section
(losses, flow formulae)
Discharge measurement
HM 162.61 Vibrating Piles
A wide range of typical models allows the user to design a broad and
individual programme of experiments with GUNT experimental flumes. The
programme of experiments shown in this catalogue for HM 162 applies, in
principle, for all GUNT experimental flumes.
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