P Sujith Nair , Aniruddha D. Ghare , Ankur Kapoor , Avinash M. Badar
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Abstract
Flow measurement in open channels using mobile or portable flumes is an effective solution for accurate discharge predictions. Researchers have developed various models using dimensional analysis, primarily considering upstream flow depth (y1) and flume geometric parameters. The present study aims to improved discharge prediction models by incorporating the effect of critical depth (yc) and ensuring applicability to both conical and cylindrical baffles. By studying flow through a Conical Central Baffle Flume (CBF) in trapezoidal channels, the research utilizes experiments and CFD-based simulations to gather data from six Conical CBFs with varying discharges. Applying Buckingham's π-method, two new discharge prediction models have been developed and calibrated. These discharge models include upstream flow depth and flume's geometric parameters as key influencing variables, while the effect of critical depth is incorporated through these key influencing variables (i.e. y1, B, D, and c). The first model showed an absolute mean relative discharge error of 1.84 %, while the second model exhibited absolute mean relative errors of 1.99 %. Given the geometric similarity between conical and cylindrical baffles, these models were also validated for their use with Cylindrical CBFs, to confirm their broader applicability. Both the developed models were evaluated using statistical indices (RMSE, RME, PBIAS, and NSE), and as the first model is found to be more accurate, it has been proposed to estimate flow rate. The comparison of the developed models with existing models from the literature for both Conical and Cylindrical CBFs demonstrated that the proposed discharge model (Discharge Model-1) exhibited lower mean relative error in predicting flow rates. The study concludes that incorporating the effect of critical depth in development of models improves discharge prediction accuracy, making these models valuable for field engineers using both Conical and Cylindrical CBFs in trapezoidal channels with side slopes ranging from 0.5 to 1.5, for flow rate measurements.
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Flow Measurement and Instrumentation is dedicated to disseminating the latest research results on all aspects of flow measurement, in both closed conduits and open channels. The design of flow measurement systems involves a wide variety of multidisciplinary activities including modelling the flow sensor, the fluid flow and the sensor/fluid interactions through the use of computation techniques; the development of advanced transducer systems and their associated signal processing and the laboratory and field assessment of the overall system under ideal and disturbed conditions.
FMI is the essential forum for critical information exchange, and contributions are particularly encouraged in the following areas of interest:
Modelling: the application of mathematical and computational modelling to the interaction of fluid dynamics with flowmeters, including flowmeter behaviour, improved flowmeter design and installation problems. Application of CAD/CAE techniques to flowmeter modelling are eligible.
Design and development: the detailed design of the flowmeter head and/or signal processing aspects of novel flowmeters. Emphasis is given to papers identifying new sensor configurations, multisensor flow measurement systems, non-intrusive flow metering techniques and the application of microelectronic techniques in smart or intelligent systems.
Calibration techniques: including descriptions of new or existing calibration facilities and techniques, calibration data from different flowmeter types, and calibration intercomparison data from different laboratories.
Installation effect data: dealing with the effects of non-ideal flow conditions on flowmeters. Papers combining a theoretical understanding of flowmeter behaviour with experimental work are particularly welcome.