OpenFlume: An accessible and reproducible benchtop flume for research and education - ScienceDirect
Fig. 1. (a) Overall OpenFlume system with the four major components labeled: flume body, aluminum sub-structure, electronics, and plumbing system. (b) Flume body overview, with the four major subassemblies labeled: inlet tank, constriction, test section, and outlet tank. (c) Electronics system. (d) Water pump used in flume system. Table 1. Summary of design files available in the repository. Table 2. Fabrication jigs and templates guide. Fig. 2. (a) Example of clamp placement for welding the outlet tank. The clamping and welding are forming the joint between OT-S1 and OT-B. (b) Example of clamp placement for the final stage of welding the outlet tank when OT-S4 is welded to OT-S1 and OT-S2, completing the box-like shape. Note that a large number of clamps are used and they are distributed uniformly and symmetrically throughout the piece, applying adequate pressure to the joints being welded. Fig. 3. (a) Example of how to position and use the inlet alignment jig to achieve desired and c