Discussions and Closures

2 p 3=2
Discussion of V-Shaped Multislit Weirs by QR Cd 2gbh 1
3
A. S. Ramamurthy, J. Kai, and S. S. Han
where g = gravitational acceleration; h = flow depth above the weir
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000574 crest, and Cd = effective discharge coefficient. For a rectangular slit
weir (b h), the Reynolds number RR is defined as
Ali R. Vatankhah 1; A. Barghi-Khezerloo 2; and
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QR
H. Khalili-Shayan 3 RR 2
1 h
Assistant Professor, Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering Dept., Univ.
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Univ. of Tehran, in which the kinematic viscosity is present. Substituting QR from
P.O. Box 4111, 31587-77871 Karaj, Iran (corresponding author). Eq. (1) into Eq. (2) yields
E-mail: arvatan@ut.ac.ir
2 p
Ph.D. Student, Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering Dept., Univ. 2 Cd b 2gh
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Univ. of Tehran, RR 3
P.O. Box 4111, 31587-77871 Karaj, Iran.
3
3
Ph.D. Student, Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering Dept., Univ. Similarly the discharge, QT , over a triangular sharp-crested weir
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Univ. of Tehran,
with angle can be expressed as
P.O. Box 4111, 31587-77871 Karaj, Iran.
8 p
QT Cd 2g tan h5=2 4
15 2
A single relation between the weir discharge coefficient and the
weir Reynolds number for both the rectangular and V-shaped multi- For a triangular slit weir, the Reynolds number RT is defined as
slit weir systems are provided with particular attention paid to some QT
key points. RT cos 5
h 2
Multislit weirs permit accurate flow measurement in a wide
range of discharges. They also allow for better flow control in lab- Substituting QT from Eq. (4) into Eq. (5) yields
oratory flumes by evenly distributing the approach flow. Thus, any p
effort presenting a simple and explicit discharge coefficient with 8 Cd h 2gh
RT sin 6
reasonable accuracy for this flow measurement device would be 15 2
of practical importance.
The discharge, QR , over a rectangular sharp-crested weir of The common Reynolds number R is used for both multislit units
width, b, can be expressed as (rectangular and V-shaped multiunit weirs) and it is linked to Cd as

Fig. 1. Discharge coefficient versus Reynolds number for rectangular Fig. 3. Discharge coefficient versus new Reynolds number for rectan-
and V-shaped multislit weirs (an implicit representation) gular and V-shaped multislit weirs (an explicit representation)

Fig. 2. Percentage error of proposed equation for discharge coefficient Fig. 4. Percentage error of proposed equation for discharge coefficient
by the authors in this research

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