fiberglass parshall flume

Fiberglass 3-Inch Parshall Flume

$1,740.00
$1,740.00
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3-inch Parshall Flume

Description:

The largest of the small Parshall flumes developed at the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, the 3-inch Parshall flume is commonly used to measure water flowing in creeks, furrows, irrigation canals, and channels.

The 3-inch Parshall flume is the smallest Parshall flume that should be used on sanitary flows.

The flume is commonly used to measure industrial discharges.

Material of Construction:  

  • Fiberglass (FRP)

Flow Rates:  

  • 0.0280 - 1.860 cfs (cubic feet / second)
  • 12.55 - 834.7 gpm (US gallons / minute)
  • 0.0181 - 1.202 mgd (US million gallons / day)

Flow Accuracy:

  • +/- 2-5% (ASTM D1941)

Flow Formula (H = feet):

  • Q (cfs) = 0.992 * H^1.55 
  • Q (gpm) = 445.2 * H^1.55
  • Q (mgd) = 0.6411 * H^1.55

Head:

  • 0.10 - 1.50-feet
  • 1.20 - 18.00-inches

Flow Dimensions:

  • Inlet width:  10 3/16-inches
  • Throat width:  3-inches
  • Outlet width:  7-inches
  • Length:  36-inches
  • Inlet height:  24-inches
  • Throat height:  26 1/4-inches
  • Outlet height:  25-inches 

Installation:

  • Level:
    • Front-to-back and side-to-side
  • Upstream requirement:  
    • Upstream channel straight at least 45-inches
  • Downstream requirement:  
    • Free-spilling discharge or downstream channel straight at least 15 to 60-inches

Shipment:

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