Sluice Gate
Product Code : EL-EFFCA-11062
Quick Answer: Sluice Gate is a movable control structure for the experimental flume: water flows under the vertical gate, which causes backwater upstream. It has lateral sealing lips, manual height adjustment and a scale for reading the gate opening.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
- Free discharge under the sluice gate
- Submerged discharge under the sluice gate
- Observation of jet contraction (vena contracta)
- Observation of downstream hydraulic jumps
- Manual height adjustment with a scale for the gate opening
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Sluice gate for the experimental flume |
| Sealing | Lateral sealing lips |
| Height adjustment | Manual |
| Gate opening | Read on scale |
About This Product
In the EXPERIMENTAL FLUME FLOW CHANNEL APPARATUS set-up, the gate acts as a vertical wall that causes backwater, with the water passing beneath it. Students compare free and submerged discharge under the gate and watch the jet contract into a vena contracta and form a hydraulic jump downstream. In practice, sluice gates are used to keep a minimum upstream discharge depth when the discharge varies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What can be observed with the sluice gate?
Free and submerged discharge under the gate, contraction of the jet (vena contracta) and hydraulic jumps downstream.
Q2. How is the gate opening set?
The gate height is adjusted by hand and the opening is read on a scale.
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