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*''L'' is the length of perforated pipe (m)
*''B'' is the clogging factor (between 0.5 (for matured installation) and 1 (for a new perfectly performing BMP)),     
*''B'' is the clogging factor (between 0.5 (for matured installation) and 1 (for a new perfectly performing BMP)),     
*''C<sub>d</sub>'' is the coefficient of discharge (usually 0.61 for a plate, or 0.8 for a pipe),  
*''C<sub>d</sub>'' is the coefficient of discharge (usually 0.61 for a plate, or 0.8 for a pipe),  

Revision as of 13:38, 13 February 2019

Orifices are simply holes which restrict the flow of water. They may be used at the bottom end of an LID practice to add some flow control.

Where:

  • B is the clogging factor (between 0.5 (for matured installation) and 1 (for a new perfectly performing BMP)),
  • Cd is the coefficient of discharge (usually 0.61 for a plate, or 0.8 for a pipe),
  • Ao is the area of the orifice (m2/m),
  • g is acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s2, and
  • h is the head of water over the centre of the orifice.

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