Question Bank • QB_SWCE_HYD_006 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 4: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Hydrology

Subtopic: Stream flow measurement

Question Statement:

A propeller-type current meter calibration formula is $V = 0.52 N + 0.03$ (where $V$ is flow velocity in $\text{m/s}$ and $N$ is revolutions per second). In a stream measurement, the meter recorded 90 revolutions during an interval of 60 seconds. The measured streamflow velocity in $\text{m/s}$ is ________ (round off to 2 decimal places).

Answer Key:

0.81

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

1. Revolutions per second ($N$): $N = \frac{90\text{ revolutions}}{60\text{ s}} = 1.5\text{ rev/s}$ 2. Stream velocity ($V$): $V = 0.52(1.5) + 0.03 = 0.78 + 0.03 = 0.81\text{ m/s}$
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