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This flume is used for experiments on bedload transport of gravel-bed material, with slopes up to 2% and a sediment-recirculating system.
Size: 88.6Lx1.7Wx2.0D ft (27.0x0.5x0.6 m)

Discharge capacity:
0.7-4.4 cfs (20-125 L/s)
Sediment supply: 79.4 to 1190.5 lbs/hr (0.010 to 0.150 kg/s)

 
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