Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Parshall Flume

A Parshall flume has a special shaped open channel flow section which may be installed in a ditch ,canal, or lateral to measure the flow rate. It is a form of venturi flume and is named for its developer.
Father of the Flume
Ralph L. Parshall was a pioneer in the fields of civil engineering and hydrology, Parshall is best known for developing the Parshall Flume at the then-named Colorado Agricultural College's hydrology lab in 1921 (CSU)

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