Aluminum 2-inch Parshall Flume - outlet end
Aluminum 2-inch Parshall Flume - inlet end
Aluminum 2-inch Parshall Flume - side view
2-inch parshall flume boxed for shipment

Aluminum 2-inch Parshall Flume

$1,105.00
$1,105.00
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2-inch Parshall Flume

Description:

One of the small Parshall flume sizes developed in 1960 at the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, the 2-inch Parshall flume is commonly used to measure water flowing in creeks, furrows, irrigation canals, and channels.

Aluminum is an excellent material where weight and abrasion resistance are important.

Material of Construction:  

  • Aluminum

Flow Rates:  

  • 0.0065 - 0.4783 cfs (cubic feet / second)
  • 2.920 - 214.7 gpm (US gallons / minute)
  • 0.0042 - 0.3092 mgd (US million gallons / day)

Flow Accuracy:

  • +/- 2-5% (ASTM D1941)

Flow Formula (H = feet):

  • Q (cfs) = 0.676 * H^1.55 
  • Q (gpm) = 303.4 * H^1.55
  • Q (mgd) = 0.4359 * H^1.55

Head:

  • 0.05 - 0.80-feet
  • 0.60 - 9.60-inches

Flow Dimensions:

  • Inlet width:  8 13/32-inches
  • Throat width:  2-inch
  • Outlet width:  5 5/16-inches
  • Length:  30 1/2-inches
  • Inlet height:  10-inches
  • Throat height:  11 1/16-inches
  • Outlet height:  10 7/8-inches 

Installation:

  • Level:
    • Front-to-back and side-to-side
  • Upstream requirement:  
    • Upstream channel straight at least 30-inches
  • Downstream requirement:  
    • Free-spilling discharge or downstream channel straight at least 10 to 40-inches

Shipment:

  • 3-5 weeks from order
  • Boxed
  • UPS Ground (domestic) / USPS (international)
  • FREE domestic shipping (select at check out)!
  • International orders require additional shipping charges