Water Flume Design and Construction

Experiments are needed to obtain insights of the sediment transportation and verify the theoretical works. We are cooperating with Center for Flow Physics and Control [1] to design and build a water flume with capability of running sediment.

Fig. 1 The water flume in Center for Flow Physics and Control [1].

Except the water flume, to achieve the control system, design and selection of controllable gates, sensors of sediment concentration, water velocity, and water height are also ongoing.

Fig. 2 Gate design. Left: Fully closed; Right: Fully open. [2]

• [1] Center for Flow Physics and Control (https://cefpac.rpi.edu/)

• [2] N. Zhu, H. Wei, A. Karalokian, and T. McCormack, Water Flume Design and Proposal, Unpulished report, 2020.