CE16 FLUID MECHANICS II

2nd Semester AY 2015-2016

LABORATORY EXPERIMENT#3 PROPOSALS
ABISADO, BERDOS, FADER, PEDIGLORIO
CE16 FUV
TITLE: ENERGY AND MOMENTUM RELATIONS IN HYDRAULIC JUMPS
OBJECTIVES
Experimentally verify the concepts and equations for, conjugate depths and energy
dissipation in hydraulic jumps
Plot the Specific Energy Curve of the system
Compare experimental data with theoretical values and account for discrepancies
METHODOLOGY
Materials
- Open Channel Flow Simulator
- Sluice Gate and/or Rectangular Weir
Procedures
1. Position the sluice gate and/or weir in the open channel.
2. Start the Open Channel Flow Simulator.
3. Allow the system to reach steady-state flow.
4. Adjust the discharge and sluice gate opening to create a hydraulic jump.
5. Measure the water depths before the weir, after the weir and after the hydraulic
jump.
6. Use the volumetric tank to measure the discharge in the channel.
7. Repeat for different at least 3 different discharges.
REFERENCE
Tison, E. ENERGY AND MOMENTUM RELATIONS IN HYDRAULIC JUMPS, CE16 Laboratory
Experiment#2 Report, UP College of Engineering, 2010.
TITLE: ANALYSIS OF OPEN-CHANNEL FLOW TRANSITIONS USING THE SPECIFIC
ENERGY DIAGRAM
OBJECTIVES
Experimentally verify the concepts and equations for flow transitions, critical depth,
supercritical flow and subcritical flow by observing an open channel flow over a bump
Plot the Specific Energy Curve of the system
Compare experimental data with theoretical values and account for discrepancies
METHODOLOGY
Materials
- Open Channel Flow Simulator
- Trapezoidal bump (see Figure below)

Figure 1 Flow over bump for subrcritical flow [1]

ABISADO, BERDOS, FADER, PEDIGLORIO

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CE16 FLUID MECHANICS II

2nd Semester AY 2015-2016

Procedures
1. Position the bump in the channel.
2. Start the Open Channel Flow Simulator.
3. Allow the system to reach steady-state flow.
4. Adjust the discharge to create a supercritical or subcritical flow.
5. Measure the water depths before the bump, along the bump, and after the bump.
6. Use the volumetric tank to measure the discharge in the channel.
7. Repeat for different at least 3 different trials.

REFERENCE
PRINCIPLE OF HYDRUALICS LABORATORY EXPERIMENT#3: ANALYSIS OF OPENCHANNEL FLOW TRANSITIONS USING THE SPECIFIC ENERGY DIAGRAM. University of
Iowa, College of Enginnering. Retrieved from https://user.engineering.uiowa.edu/~cfd/pdfs/53071/spec_energy_handout.pdf. Last accessed: April 20, 2016.

TITLE: COEFFICIENT OF DISCHARGE FOR THIN PLATE WEIRS

OBJECTIVES
Experimentally verify the concepts and equations for certain thin plate weirs sections
Compute for the coefficient of discharge for specific thin plate weir sections
Compare experimental data with theoretical values and account for discrepancies
METHODOLOGY
Materials
- Open Channel Flow Simulator
- Thin Plate Weirs (Triangular and Trapezoidal; depending on fabrication)

Figure 2 Thin Plate Weir Sections

ABISADO, BERDOS, FADER, PEDIGLORIO

CE16 FUV

CE16 FLUID MECHANICS II

2nd Semester AY 2015-2016

Procedures
1. Position the weir in the open channel.
2. Start the Open Channel Flow Simulator.
3. Allow the system to reach steady-state flow.
4. Adjust the discharge and sluice gate as needed.
5. Measure the water depth before the weir.
6. Use the volumetric tank to measure the discharge in the channel.
7. Repeat for different at least 3 different discharges for each weir.
8. Compute for coefficient of discharge using the actual discharge and theoretical
discharge from references.

REFERENCE
1. WATER MEASUREMENT MANUAL, Chapter 7: Weirs, United States Department of the
Interior Bureau of Reclamation, Retrieved from
http://www.usbr.gov/tsc/techreferences/mands/wmm/chap07_03.html. Last accessed:
April 20, 2016.
2. Subramanya, K., FLOW IN OPEN CHANNELS, New Delhi :Tata McGraw-Hill, 1986.

ABISADO, BERDOS, FADER, PEDIGLORIO

CE16 FUV