[PDF][PDF] Dimensional analysis and stage-discharge relationship for weirs: a review

M Bijankhan, V Ferro - Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 2017 - agroengineering.org
Deducing the weir flow stage-discharge relationship is a classical hydraulic problem. In this
regard Buckingham's theorem of dimensional analysis can be used to find simple and …

Experimental study and numerical simulation of inclined rectangular weirs

M Bijankhan, V Ferro - Journal of Irrigation and Drainage …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Inclined rectangular weirs, also named pivot weirs, are used both to adjust the upstream
water level and to increase the flow capacity compared with that of normal rectangular weirs …

Study of the hydraulic characteristics of an airfoil‐shaped weir trough measurement and control integrated facility combined with numerical simulation

P Su, W Zhang, M Lv, J Qin, B Sun - Irrigation and Drainage, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, an integrated measurement and control facility with an airfoil weir as the
primary overcurrent structure is proposed by considering the flow characteristics over …

SPH analysis of free surface flow over pivot weirs

A Mahdavi, N Shahkarami - KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2020 - Springer
Pivot weirs have been proved efficient to measure, control and stabilize open channel flows
in an easy-to-use manner. This work presents a numerical investigation of free surface …

Derivation of discharge coefficient of a pivot weir under free and submergence flow conditions

SM Azimfar, SA Hosseini, A Khosrojerrdi - Flow Measurement and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A pivot weir is a measuring and regulating structure that benefits fixed weirs and can be
used to set the level of water from long distances in modern irrigation networks utilizing a …

Experimental modeling of submerged pivot weir

M Bijankhan, V Ferro - Journal of Irrigation and Drainage …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
An inclined rectangular overflow structure, also called a pivot weir, consists of a rectangular
plate, angled downstream from the vertical, that can be used as an upstream water level …

A Novel and Enhanced Calibration of the Tilting Weir as a Flow Measurement Structure

JE Pugh, SK Venayagamoorthy, TK Gates… - Journal of Hydraulic …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
A large collection of laboratory measurements of piezometric head (h) and discharge (Q)
were made over hydraulic models of a tilting weir at nine different angles, ranging from 25.7° …

Numerical study of flow characteristics over pivot weirs

B Khatamipour, MR Kavianpour… - Journal of Hydraulic …, 2022 - jhs.scu.ac.ir
Pivot weirs have a lifting mechanism to change the weir angle relative to the channel bed.
These are installed across the waterways in the form of multiple weirs in a row. The water …

Estimation of discharge coefficient of the overshot gates, based on the brink depth, under free and submerged conditions

M Afsharpour, J Farhoudi - ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Overshot gates are used as a flow measuring device to fix the upstream water level. Flow
through the overshot gates under submerged conditions often has many problems, mainly …

Deducing the stage-discharge relationship for contracted weirs by the outflow theory of Malcherek

V Ferro, I Aydin - Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 2019 - avesis.metu.edu.tr
The aim of this paper was the deduction of a new stage-discharge relationship for a
contracted weir, having a crest length less than the channel width, by using the Malcherek's …