60-inch Parshall Flume
Description:
The 60-inch Parshall flume is a common size used for water right and irrigation flows. The flume is also used to measure wastewater at treatment plants.
The size of the 60-inch Parshall flume is such that it may ship in two pieces for field assembly.
Material of Construction:
- Fiberglass (FRP)
Flow Rates:
- 1.555 - 85.62 cfs (cubic feet / second)
- 687.9 - 38,425 gpm (US gallons / minute)
- 1.005 - 55.33 mgd (US million gallons / day)
Flow Accuracy:
- +/- 2-5% (ASTM D1941)
Flow Formula (H = feet):
- Q (cfs) = 20 * H^1.587
- Q (gpm) = 8,876 * H^1.587
- Q (mgd) = 12.93 * H^1.587
Head:
- 0.20 - 2.50-feet
- 2.40 - 30.00-inches
Flow Dimensions:
- Inlet width: 90 5/8-inches
- Throat width: 60-inches
- Outlet width: 72-inches
- Length: 136 1/2-inches
- Inlet height: 36-inches
- Throat height: 45-inches
- Outlet height: 39-inches
Installation:
- Level:
- Front-to-back and side-to-side
- Upstream requirement:
- Upstream channel straight at least 75-feet
- Downstream requirement:
- Free-spilling discharge or downstream channel straight at least 25 to 100-feet
Shipment:
- 8-10 weeks from order
- Palleted
- Box truck
- Get FREE domestic shipping (select at checkout)!
- Appointment delivery included (get it delivered when it's convenient for YOU)!
- Make sure you can offload prior to ordering
- May ship in two pieces for field assembly
- International orders require additional shipping