PALMER-BOWLUS FLUME, P-40 = 1
(as manufactured by Warminster Fiberglass or Plasti-Fab)
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sized by pipe diameter
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flume relief is trapezoidal
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designed to install directly into pipelines and manholes
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head is referenced to bottom of the throat
not
to bottom of pipe.
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for rated flows under free flow conditions, the head is measured at a distance of D/2
upstream from the beginning of the converging section.
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position the transducer such that it is centered over the flow at a minimum height of
30 cm (12") above the maximum head.
Q
plan
D/2 point of measurement
transducer
side
0
head
D = pipe or sewer diameter
front
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