About
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.
Available Flumes and Specifications
| Flume Specifications |
6 inch flumes |
20 inch flume |
24 inch flume |
| 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) |
| Features |
- recirculating flow
- wave maker
- choice of two flumes
- glass observation walls
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- recirculating flow
- multi-axis positioning system
- glass observation walls
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