Exp.5 - Flow Over Wiers GROUP 2
Exp.5 - Flow Over Wiers GROUP 2
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1.0 OBJECTIVES
3.0 INTRODUCTION
Weirs are a structure, used to dam up a stream or river, over which the water flows, is
called a weir. The conditions of flow, in the case of a weir, are practically the same as
those of a rectangular notch. That is why, a notch is, sometimes, called as a weir and vice
versa. The only difference between a notch and a weir is that the notch of a small size and
the weir is of a bigger one. Moreover, a notch is usually made in a plate, whereas a notch
is made of masonry or concrete.
There are many types of weirs depending upon their shape, nature of discharge,
width of crest and nature of crest. The most widely used weirs are rectangular shape
opening and (V) notch. Therefore, in this experiment will study about both of most
common used weirs. The theory of this experiment is the weir structure will increase the
water level, which will be measured. In addition, the existing of stilling baffle helps to
collect the water and disperse the water flow slowly to ensure minimum turbulence
effect.
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3
2
Q = Cd B 2g H 2
3
2) V- notch
The V-notch weir is a notch with a V shape opening. V-notch weir is typically used to
measure low flows within a narrow operating range.
5
8
Q= Cd 2 g tan H 2
15 2
Where, Cd = Coefficient of discharge
= Half the enclosed angle of the vee.
2
H = Head above bottom of notch
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4.0 INSTRUCTION
4.1 Pre-commissioning
1. The equipment for flow over weirs were checked to ensure the equipment and all existing
parts were similar as the drawing provided.
2. There was no cleaning step in pre-commissioning because the process are using only
water as the actual process fluid and required none cleaning.
4.2 Commissioning
1. The equipment was set as shown in the equipment drawing.
2. The hydraulic bench pump was checked to ensure it was securely connected.
3. The collection tank drain valve was checked it was opened to allow flow discharge back
into the sump tank.
4. The weirs were set on the hydraulic bench and all thumb nuts were checked to ensure all
were secured.
5. The Vernier gauge was set to zero to check whether there was zero error or not.
6. The pump was started, and the flow controller was adjusted to minimum flow of water
into the stilling baffle.
7. Any leaking or unusual flow were observed during the constant minimum flow and listed
in the punch list.
8. The commissioning step were repeated for the maximum flow rate of water.
4.3 Start-up
1. The flow control valve was adjusted to from minimum flowrate until maximum flowrate.
2. During each flow, the flow was observed, and the time taken for it fills up the tank were
taken to each flowrate.
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4.4 Experiment
1. The weir apparatus was leveled on the hydraulic bench and the rectangular notch weir
was installed.
2. The hydraulic bench flow control valve was opened slowly to let water flow into the
channel until water discharge to the weir plate. The water level was ensured to be
constant over time.
3. The flow control valve was closed, and water level were allowed to be stabilized.
4. The Vernier gauge was set to a datum reading and placed at the halfway between
notch plate and stilling baffle.
5. The water was allowed to flow in and stabilized and reading was taken in every
increasing of about 1 cm.
6. The reading of volume and time taken to fill up the tank was taken to determine the
flow rate.
7. Step 1 to 6 were repeated for v-notch.
8. The results were recorded.
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5.0 DISCUSSIONS
Calculation of Log Q:
Log Q
Log Log Q1 = Log Log Log Q2 = Log Log Log Q3 = Log
Q1 (1.5136x10-4) =- Q2 (1.5136x10-4) = - Q3 (1.5136x10-4) = -
3.8200 3.8226 3.1083
Calculation of Log H:
Log H
Log Log H1 = Log Log Log H2 = Log Log Log H3 = Log
H1 (0.0461) =-1.3363 H2 (0.0460) = -1.3372 H3 (0.0866) = -1.0625
Calculation H/B:
H/B
H1/B 0.0461/0.033 = H2/B 0.0460/0.033 H3/B 0.0866/0.033 = 2.6242
1.3970 =1.3939
Calculation of Q2/3:
Q2/3
Q2/3 Q2/3 = (1.5136x10- Q2/3 Q2/3 = (1.5136x10- Q2/3 Q2/3 = (1.5136x10-4)2/3
4 2/3
) = 2.8401x10-3 4 2/3
) = 2.8288x10-3 = 8.4679x10-3
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Cd
Cd1 3 1
Cd1 = 2 (1.5136x10−4 ) ( 3 ) = 0.1569
0.033√2(9.81)(0.0461)2
Cd2 3 1
Cd2 = 2 (1.5045x10−4 ) ( 3 ) = 0.1565
0.033√2(9.81)(0.0460)2
Cd3 3 1
Cd3 = 2 (7.7922x10−4 ) ( 3 ) = 0.3138
0.033√2(9.81)(0.0866)2
V- notch
V - Notch Volume (L) Height (m) Height Level Time (s) Flow Rate, Q (m3/s)
3 0.0795 Min 22.80 1.3158x10-4
3 0.1071 Max 4.31 6.96056x10-4
3 0.1071 Max 4.14 7.24638x10-4
V - Notch Q2/5(m6/5/s2/5) Cd
2.8033x10-2 0.03126
5.4583x10-2 0.07849
5.5469x10-2 0.08172
Calculation of Q2/5:
Q2/5
2/5 2/5 - 2/5
Q Q = (1.3158x10 Q Q = (6.96056x10-
2/5
Q2/5 Q2/5 = (7.24638x10-
4 2/5
) = 2.8033x10-2 4 2/5
) = 5.4583x10-2 4 2/5
) = 5.5469x10-2
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Cd
Cd1
15 1
𝐶𝑑 = 1.3158−4 ( 5 ) = 0.03126
8 90
√2(9.81)tan( 2 )0.07952
Cd2
15 1
𝐶𝑑 = 6.96056−4 ( 5 ) = 0.07849
8 90
√2(9.81)tan( 2 )0.10712
Cd3
15 1
𝐶𝑑 = 7.24638−4 ( 5 ) = 0.08172
8 90
√2(9.81)tan( 2 )0.10712
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Figure 1.0 : Shows the drawing of fluid weir apparatus that need to be evaluate during Pre-
commissioning
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a) b) c)
Figure 2.0 (a): show the evaluation on all fittings are tightly connected to the pump and working
properly, (b) show the evaluation on inlet valve use to control the water flow rate, (c) show the
wheel is lock up before conducting the experiment.
d) e) f)
Figure 3.0 (d), (e) : shows the fluid weir apparatus is properly installed and evaluate before start-
up, (f) The pump is switch on and try run for the first time to ensure the apparatus is working
properly.
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Punch List
g) h) i)
Figure 4.0 (g), (h): shows the screws attach to the weir plate are loosen cause water penetrate
along the screws, (i) shows the pump unstable producing high flowrate, cause level to fluctuate
over time.
2. ANALYSIS
Rectangular Notch
Table of Q2/3 and H
0.006
0.005
0.004
0.003
0.002
0.001
0
0.046 0.0461 0.0866
Head Above Bottom of Notch (m)
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Log Q Log H
-3.1083 -1.0625
-3.8200 -1.3363
-3.8226 -1.3372
-2.5
-3
-3.5
-4
-4.5
Log H
Table of Cd and H
Cd H
0.1565 0.0460
0.1569 0.0461
0.3138 0.0866
0.3
0.25
0.2
Cd
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
0.046 0.0461 0.0866
Head Above Bottom of Notch, H
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V-Notch
Q2/5 H
0.1565 0.0795
0.1569 0.1071
0.3138 0.1071
0.3
0.25
0.2
Q2/5
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
0.0795 0.1071 0.1071
Head Above Bottom of Notch (m)
3. DISCUSSION
Fluid Weir
From this experiment, the flow rate and the coefficient of discharge for flow over a
triangular and rectangular notch are determine by using the Basic Weir apparatus. The
discharge coefficient is the ratio of the actual discharge to the theoretical discharge.
Firstly, based the result obtained, it is observed that the trend of the coefficient
discharge for rectangular are increasing as the flowrate increase. As the height increase, the
Cd also increase. This was because the difference of values of height was in wide range.
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Secondly, For V-notch, Cd values is higher as the height of increment increase. If the
width of the weir is less than the channel width so that the flow is forced to contract
Compare to the rectangular notch, the Cd are much higher than rectangular notch since the
smaller increment change of height resulted much higher in Cd. Thus, increase of height,
flowrate, constant volume is affecting the coefficient of discharge. Means, the water is
discharge higher as the coefficient of discharge is increase.
A triangular notch gives more accurate results for low discharges than rectangular
notch and the same triangular notch can measure a wide range of flows accurately.
Therefore, there is differ value Cd for both rectangular notch and V-notch. The triangular
weir has the advantage that it maintains a high weir head H even for small flow rates
because of the decreasing flow area with decreasing H, and thus it can be used to measure
a wide range of flow rates accurately. The theoretical Cd of V-Notch in range between 0.58
and 0.62. the value Cd that obtained from the experiment are quite large. This can be
assumed due of the apparatus that have some leakage and the pump is not properly
working.
Pre-Commissioning Process
Commissioning Process
Commissioning process is confirmation process used to approve that facility has been
design, procured, fabricated, installed or prepared according with is drawing and
specification (Garcia, 2019). Before running the experiment, we also done commissioning
process to instrument. Before run experiment, the connection of outflow, inflow and
overflow must be checked and free from leakage. The hydraulic bench pump was checked
to ensure it was securely connected. This to prevent from leakage during run the
experiment. The collection tank drain valve was checked it was opened to allow flow
discharge back into the sump tank. This is to ensure the water is circulate properly, without
causing the experiment to halt during running. The weirs were set on the hydraulic bench
and all thumb nuts were checked to ensure all were secured. This to prevent from water
flow through the nuts/screws.
The Vernier gauge was set to zero to check whether there was zero error or not. This is
to ensure; the height measurement is taken correctly. The pump was started, and the flow
controller was adjusted to minimum flow of water into the stilling baffle. The experiment
conducting with the minimum and maximum flow due to determine Cd accurately. Any
leaking or unusual flow were observed during the constant minimum flow and listed in the
punch list. The punch list is important to ensure the apparatus is working properly in
future.
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6.0 CONCLUSION
The smooth flow over the weir is important in order to identify the accurate flowrate. As
such, pre-commissioning and commissioning are vital to be carried out before start-up
of the equipment. In the experiment, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start up
are activity that bridge these phases which involve system turnover, system checkout,
system commissioning and performance testing. Via these phases, one can lead to a
more successful startup of an experiment. The important of punch list is also understood
during commissioning which is to ensure the apparatus is working properly in future.
Based on the readings obtained, it is also found that a triangular notch gives more
accurate results for low discharges than rectangular notch and the same triangular notch
can measure a wide range of flows accurately. In short, the objective of this experiment
to obtain knowledge and techniques that can be applied in pre-commissioning and start-
up of equipment was achieved.
8.0 REFERENCES
Signature/Tandatangan : Signature/Tandatangan :
Name/Nama : NUR HANIS HAYATI HAIROM Name/Nama : PROF. MADYA DR. ISHAK BABA
Date/Tarikh : Tarikh :
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