Laboratory Flumes and Channels Description and Specifications for Lab Tenders
Laboratory Flumes and Channels
Standard Flumes
Special Flumes,.
Tanks and Basins
Ancillary Equipment
Sediment Transport Facilities
Mono and Random Wave Makers
Instrumentation
Open channel facilities (sometimes referred to as flumes) to hydraulic
laboratories throughout the world for over 50 years.
This brochure presents the full range of channels/flumes available from,
both teaching and research, standard and special.
There are also general comments about the design, flexibility and
accuracy of flumes in order to assist those embarking on the specifying
and purchase of flumes for advanced studies or research.
Usually channels are of rectangular prismatic section. The dimensions of
the working cross-section and length are the principal features which
determine both the functional suitability and the cost of a channel.
Depending on customer requirements, channels can be designed to
incorporate the following alternative features:
Fixed bed or variable slope
Self-contained or laboratory supplied water
Open circuit or re-circulating sediment load
Choice of working section materials (glass, metal, wood)
Inclusion of a wave generator and beach
Instrumentation systems for flow, velocity, level, etc.
Sediment sampling
Key Features:
Because of the physical size and the general heavy nature of the
construction, it is easy to forget that a flume is an instrument and in
many instances required to have a high level of integrity regarding both
its working dimensions and ability to achieve repeatable results.
Acknowledge the necessity for accuracy, precision and repeatability.
These are cornerstones of the design, manufacture and final installation