Lecture 6
Field Exercise for Current Metering
I. Introduction
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In this field exercise, we will do current metering in a canal, at the same locations
as the flume from the previous field work
We will use three current meters:
1. A Price current meter;
2. A Marsh-McBirney electromagnetic current meter; and,
3. An Ott-type current meter.
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The results of the current metering will be compared to the known calibration of a
measurement flume
You will write this up as a homework exercise with the following sections:
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Date, location, participant names;
Introduction (describe what was done);
Procedure;
Data analysis;
Summary & conclusions; and,
References and or bibliography.
Include a few digital photographs in the report (we will bring a camera)
You may turn the report in by groups, if desired, but everyone in the group must
contribute significantly to the work
II. Field Activities (Procedure)
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Dress appropriately for field work
Use the current meters to measure the flow rate
Measure the upstream & downstream depths at the flume, including the water
surface elevations
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