The original idea was to build a canal that could show notorious transport delays in order to behave as closely as possible like a real irrigation canal. The canal was constructed with a zero longitudinal slope and sufficient length. Due to the lack of space inside the laboratory, the canal was designed with a serpentine shape to achieve the maximum canal length in the available space. With this particular design, the result was a 220 m long, 44 cm wide and 1 m deep rectangular canal. A detailed scheme of this laboratory canal is presented in Figure 14 and Table 9.
Table 9
Features of the PAC-UPC canal in the example
| Pool | Pool length (m) | Canal depth (m) | Manning's coefficient (n) | Width (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (from G1 to G2) | 42 | 1.00 | 0.016 | 0.44 |
| 2 (from G2 to G3) | 45 | 1.00 | 0.016 | 0.44 |
| 3 (from G3 to G4) | 45 | 1.00 | 0.016 | 0.44 |
| 4 (from G4 to G5) | 45 | 1.00 | 0.015 | 0.44 |
| 5 (from G5 to W4) | 43 | 1.00 | 0.016 | 0.44 |
| Pool | Pool length (m) | Canal depth (m) | Manning's coefficient (n) | Width (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (from G1 to G2) | 42 | 1.00 | 0.016 | 0.44 |
| 2 (from G2 to G3) | 45 | 1.00 | 0.016 | 0.44 |
| 3 (from G3 to G4) | 45 | 1.00 | 0.016 | 0.44 |
| 4 (from G4 to G5) | 45 | 1.00 | 0.015 | 0.44 |
| 5 (from G5 to W4) | 43 | 1.00 | 0.016 | 0.44 |
Figure 14
Schematic diagram of the top view of the PAC-UPC canal.