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Effects Of Submergence In Montana Flumes, Ryan P. Willeitner
Effects Of Submergence In Montana Flumes, Ryan P. Willeitner
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
As part of a continued research project for the Utah Water Research Laboratory and the State of Utah, a study of flow measurement devices is being conducted throughout the state. Initially the project included only measurement devices associated with high-risk dams, but has since been broadened to any measurement structure of interest for water users in the state. The physical dimensions, relative elevations, and flow accuracy were documented for each included device.
After visiting sixteen sites, it was found that fourteen of the measuring devices had incorrect geometries. Of these fourteen, thirteen of them were originally Parshall flumes. A large …