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BS ISO 3846:2008

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

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-03-2008

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

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.

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.

Committee
CPI/113
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 3680-4E(1990). (03/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
36
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 3846:2008 Identical

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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