General Purpose Flumes
These general purpose flumes are used for studying a wide range of general purpose research projects including open channel and sediment transport phenomena. The flumes are all simple to use, easily configurable and have access to flow from the Mississippi River.
| Flume Specifications | 6 inch flumes | 20 inch flume | 24 inch flume |
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| Length | 12.2 m (40 ft) | 9.1 m (30 ft) | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
| Width | 0.2 m (0.5 ft) | 0.5 m (1.7 ft) | 0.6 m (2 ft) |
| Depth | 0.4 m (1.26 ft) | 0.7 m (2.3 ft) | 0.4 m (1.25 ft) |
| Maximum Discharge | 0.5 cfs (14.2 L/s) | 5 cfs (142.6 L/s) | 4 cfs (113.3 L/s) |
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