Linear Flow Orifice Meter Sutro Weir Design Documentation

Mathcad Code

the mathcad code can be found here. You will need to have mathcad installed on your computer in order to open the file.

Sutro Weir Design Documentation

This program creates a sutro weir design and is used to calulcate the optimal LFOM diameter.
Note : The values used in this documentation are not static the user can change the inputs.

Inputs

Inputs are the data that must be entereed by the user in order to design the sutro weir for the specific application.
Inputs

Symbol	Definition	Sample Value
	maximum flow through sutro wier, L/min	400 L/min
	the set height of the curved portion of the wier, cm	20 cm
	the ratio of the minimum over the maximumflow given that the linear region doesn't include the rectabgular base	0.01
	proportionality constant	0.62

Linear Proportionality

= linear proportionality, L/min/cm

Rectangular Base Width

W = rectangular base width, cm
g = gravity, 9.8 m/s^2

Rectangular Base Height

s_base = rectangular base height, cm

Profile of curved portion of weir

y = the profile of the curved portion of the weir, cm
x = corresponds to the the vertical height of weir from -s_base to , cm

Y-axis of the graph

= this is the vairable that corresponds to the height of the entire weir from the bottom of the rectangular base to the top of the curved portion of the weir, cm

Sutro Weir Graph: Illustrates the shape of the weir.

Y-axis =
X-axis = y

The height of the rectangular base

s_base = rectangular base height, cm

The flow through the rectangular base

= The flow through the rectangular base, L/min

Initial Momemtum of Water Entering Riser Pipe

If the riser pipe diameter is too small for the flow rate then the water will back up in the bottom of the pipe and the water entering the weir won't experience free fall anymore. Balance of momentum in and out helps us achieve these values.Background for the development of the minimum cross sectional area equation are the equations below:

vertical velocity of the water from any height when it reaches the bottom of the weir
velocity through the weir in the vena contracta (point in a fluid stream where the diameter of the stream is the least)
Effective area of a differential weir element as a function of height given the effect of the vena contracta , y is the width of the cruved portion of the weir and it is dependent on , and, x (the incremental height up the weir)