DIGITIZED BY: ADITYA KAPOOR (ME 14203003), ME Water Resources Engineering

PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh

EXPERIMENT NO. 14

NAME OF EXPERIMENT: - Notches and Weirs.

AIM OF EXPERIMENT:To study the flow over a notch or a weir and to find the coefficient of discharge.
APPARATUS:1. A tank fitted with a notch, perforated plates.
2. A discharge measuring tank fitted with a piezometer tube and a graduated scale.
3. Rectangular and/or triangular notches.
4. A stop watch.
5. A hook gauge with a vernier scale.
EXPERIMENTAL SET UP:1. A tank on the raised platform.
2. A water inlet pipe with a regulating valve.
3. Vertical perforated plates (baffle plates) are fitted in the tank having the notch to decrease
the turbulence and thereby velocity of approach.
4. A discharge measuring tank fitted with a piezometer tube and a graduated scale to measure
the flow through/over the notch.
PROCEDURE:1. Record the geometrical features of the notch.
2. Allow the water into the tank. Fill it when just starts passing over the notch.
3. Stop the supply of water and record the level of water by hook gauge when no water passes
over the notch. This gives level of still of crest (h1).
4. Increase the supply of water till the head over the sill of the notch becomes constant.
Record the level (h2) of free liquid surface. Difference of the two readings (h2-h1).
5. Measure the flow rate (Q) with the help of discharge measuring tank and stop watch.
6. Vary the flow rate through the system with the regulating valve and take six different
readings.
DIGITIZED BY: ADITYA KAPOOR (ME 14203003), ME Water Resources Engineering
PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh

DIGITIZED BY: ADITYA KAPOOR (ME 14203003), ME Water Resources Engineering

PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh

Fig. 14.1: V-Notch

Fig. 14.2: Rectangular Notch

OBSERVATIONS:Triangular notch;
Angle of V-notch =
Constant K

8
15

Area of measuring tank (A) =

DIGITIZED BY: ADITYA KAPOOR (ME 14203003), ME Water Resources Engineering

PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh

DIGITIZED BY: ADITYA KAPOOR (ME 14203003), ME Water Resources Engineering

PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh

S. No.

Observations

Triangular notch

1. Level of the sill of the notch (h1)

2. Level of the free liquid surface (h2)
3. Head of water over the notch (H

= h2-h1)
4. Initial level of water in measuring tank (x1)
5. Final level of water in measuring tank (x2)
6. Height of water collected in measuring tank (h= x2-x1)
7. Time of collection of water (t)
CALCULATIONS:1. Actual discharge over the notch QA
2. Theoretical discharge Qth

3. Coeff. of discharge Cd =

= K

= (Ah)/t

5
2

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:RESULT:Mean value of Cd =

GRAPHS:Plot the following graphs
1. Q Vs. H.
5

2. Q Vs. 2 which gives the calibration curve.

DIGITIZED BY: ADITYA KAPOOR (ME 14203003), ME Water Resources Engineering

PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh