Facilities & Instrumentation

The Water Management Experimental Centre is equipped with a wide range of devices and instruments required for the construction of physical hydraulic models. A comprehensive set of measuring instruments and apparatus for the measurement of physical parameters is also available.

1. Testing and Experimental Facilities
   • Hydraulic measuring flume (W = 1 m, H = 1 (2) m, L = 9 m, Qmax = 350 l/s)
   • Hydraulic measuring flume (W = 1 m, H = 1 m, L = 4 m, Qmax = 300 l/s)
   • Tilting hydraulic measuring flume (W = 1.5 m, H = 0.6 m, L = 8 m, Qmax = 150 l/s, max. slope 15°)
   • Hydraulic measuring flume (W = 0.5 m, H = 0.65 m, L = 8.5 m, Qmax = 200 l/s)
   • Hydraulic measuring flume (W = 0.25 m, H = 0.5 m, L = 8 m, Qmax = 50 l/s)
   • Tilting hydraulic measuring flume (W = 0.2 m, H = 0.2 m, L = 8 m, Qmax = 20 l/s, max. slope 20°)
   • Laboratory rainfall simulator (operated by the Department of Landscape Water Conservation, link)

   • Pelton turbine test facility (operated by the Department of Hydraulic Engineering)

      

2.  Measurement and Instrumentation Systems
   • Water depth measurement system (set of ultrasonic probes, measuring range 0.5–4.0 m)
   • Flow measurement system (set of electromagnetic flow meters DN 25–DN 400)
   • Ultrasonic clamp-on flowmeters (Krohne OPTISONIC 6300 P, UFM 610P)
   • Velocity measurement system (current meters and micro-propellers, ultrasonic velocimeters)

   • Pressure measurement set (differential pressure gauges, pressure probes)

      

3.  Manufacturing Technologies and Workshop Equipment
   • CNC router (CNC Konečný, RM MX series)
   • 3D printers (Original Prusa MK4S)
   • Sliding table circular saw (Proma PKS-300F)
   • Lathes (OPTIturn TM 4010, TOS SN 50 B, TOS SV-18RD)
   • Universal milling machine (OPTImill MT 50)
   • MMA and MIG/MAG welding
   • Specialised hand tools and additional workshop equipment