• BS ISO 3846:2008

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    Hydrometry. Open channel flow measurement using rectangular broad-crested weirs

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-03-2008

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Symbols
    5 Installation
       5.1 General
       5.2 Selection of site
       5.3 Installation conditions
    6 General maintenance requirements
    7 Measurement of head(s)
       7.1 General
       7.2 Stilling or float well
       7.3 Zero setting
    8 Rectangular broad-crested weirs
       8.1 Specification for the standard weir
       8.2 Location of the head gauge section
       8.3 Provision for modular flow
    9 Discharge relationships
       9.1 Modular flow discharge equation
       9.2 Modular coefficient of discharge
       9.3 Limitations for operation in the modular
            flow range
       9.4 Drowned flow discharge equation
       9.5 Limitations for operation in the drowned flow range
    10 Uncertainties in flow measurement
       10.1 General
       10.2 Statement of the uncertainty of a flow
            measurement in a channel
       10.3 Combining measurement uncertainties
       10.4 Uncertainty of discharge coefficient u(C) for the
            broad-crested weir
       10.5 Uncertainty budget
    11 Example
       11.1 General
       11.2 Characteristics - Gauging structure
       11.3 Characteristics - Gauged head instrumentation
       11.4 The discharge coefficient
       11.5 The discharge estimate
       11.6 Uncertainty statement
    Annex A (informative) - Modular limit
    Annex B (informative) - Gauged head discharge coefficient
                            and total head discharge coefficient
    Annex C (informative) - Introduction to measurement uncertainty
    Annex D (informative) - Sample measurement performance for use
                            in hydrometric worked examples
    Bibliography

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    Specifies requirements for the use of rectangular broad-crested weirs for the accurate measurement of flow of clear water in open channels under free flow conditions.

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    This International Standard lays down requirements for the use of rectangular broad-crested weirs for the accurate measurement of flow of clear water in open channels under free flow conditions.

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    Committee CPI/113
    Development Note Supersedes BS 3680-4E(1990). (03/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    ISO 748:2007 Hydrometry Measurement of liquid flow in open channels using current-meters or floats
    ISO 1100-1:1996 Measurement of liquid flow in open channels Part 1: Establishment and operation of a gauging station
    ISO/TS 25377:2007 Hydrometric uncertainty guidance (HUG)
    ISO/TS 24154:2005 Hydrometry Measuring river velocity and discharge with acoustic Doppler profilers
    ISO 772:1996 Hydrometric determinations — Vocabulary and symbols
    ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
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