Facilities
INSTRUMENTS
Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter :
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Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) is used to measure instantaneous three dimensional velocities in river flow
Traverse System :
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To hold ADV and LDV with possible movement in X,Y and Z directions
Flow meter :
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To measure flow rate with an accuracy of ±0.5%
Laser Doppler Velocimeter :
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Laser Doppler Velocimeter (LDV) is used to measure instantaneous three dimensional velocity in river flow
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SCADA System :
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Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) used to regulate flowrate in pipes
Digital Point Gauges :
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To measure water surface elevation and bed level
Ultrasonic Bed Profiler :
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To measure bed elevations and scour profile
V-Notch :
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Measures flow rate
FLUMES
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Rectangular glass walled flume of dimensions 9m x 1.5m x 0.3m used to conduct experiments on local scour around various types of spur dikes
Rectangular Flumes :
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Rectangular glass walled flume of dimensions 9m x 1m x 0.8m used to conduct experiments on local scour around bridge piers
River Network Model
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Scaled model of Adyarriver for analysis on urban floods
Nature Type Fish Passage Setup :
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Rectangular glass walled flume of dimensions 9m x 1m x 0.8m used to conduct experiments on fish swimming capacity and design of nature type fish passages
Annular Flume :
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Rotating Circular Flume used to measure suspended sediment concentration in sediment laden flows
River Confluence :
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To study the impact of navigation on flow and sediment transport at river confluences