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Non-Standard Structure Flow Measurement Evaluation using the Flow Rate Indexing Procedure - QIP

	ITRC Report No.	R 06-003
	Web Address	http://www.itrc.org/reports/qip/r06003.pdf
	Length	263 pages
	Authors	Stuart W. Styles, Bryan Busch, Dan Howes, and Marcus Cardenas
	Full Reference	Styles, S.W., B. Busch, D. Howes, and M. Cardenas. 2006. Non-Standard Structure Flow Measurement Evaluation using the Flow Rate Indexing Procedure - QIP. Irrigation Training and Research Center, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

Summary

This report details the proper installation and calibration techniques for hydroacoustic meters. The calibration procedure developed as part of this study is called the Flow Rate Indexing Procedure (QIP). The QIP can be competed by a professional technician with a boat-mounted Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP) or a standard current meter. Once the QIP has been used to properly calibrate a hydroacoustic flow meter, the device can then measure and record the flow rate and volume in a channel to within +/- 6% of actual values.

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