ADVANCED HYDROLOGY STUDY SYSTEM S12 MKII Fluid Mechanics Experiment Equipment Eduicational Equipment
1. Description
This apparatus demonstrates some of the major physical processes found in hydrology and fluvial geomorphology, including: rainfall hydrographs for catchment areas of varying permeability; the abstraction of ground water by wells, both with and without surface recharge from rainfall; the formation of river features and effects of sediment transport. Realistic results can be obtained from this small scale, floor standing apparatus, which can be conveniently located and requires no special services.
2. INVESTIGATION CAPABILITIES
➤ Determination of run-off hydrographs from model catchments including multiple storms, moving storms, effect of reservoir storage and land drains
➤ Construction of draw-down curves for one or two well systems in a sand bed
➤ Hydraulic gradients in ground water flow
➤ Investigation of model stream flow in alluvial material
➤ Formation of river features and development over time
➤ Sediment transport, bedload motion, scour and erosion
