FLUME: A Computer Model for Estimating Flow Through Long-Throated Measuring Flumes

摘要

To effectively accomplish surface water management for irrigation distribution, municipal supply collection from watersheds, flood flow monitoring, or other purposes, it is important that the flow be accurately measured. A mathematical model has been developed for computing the stage discharge relation and energy losses for long-throated flumes and broad-crested weirs. The computer program presented in the publication can accommodate a wide variety of flume and channel shapes as well as many different input and output units. The program should handle a majority of the practical cases when open channel flow measurements are needed. The material greatly expands previously published programs and models.