Vegetated Filter Strip System Design Manual
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| Orifice Diameter (m) |
Orifice Area (m2) |
Discharge Capacity at Specific Head (m) | ||||
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| 1.5 (m3/s) |
1.6 (m3/s) |
1.7 (m3/s) |
1.8 (m3/s) |
1.9 (m3/s) |
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| 0.01 | 7.85E-05 | 2.60E-04 | 2.68E-04 | 2.76E-04 | 2.84E-04 | 2.92E-04 |
| 0.02 | 3.14E-04 | 1.04E-03 | 1.07E-03 | 1.11E-03 | 1.14E-03 | 1.17E-03 |
| 0.03 | 7.07E-04 | 2.34E-03 | 2.41E-03 | 2.49E-03 | 2.56E-03 | 2.63E-03 |
| 0.04 | 1.26E-03 | 4.15E-03 | 4.29E-03 | 4.42E-03 | 4.55E-03 | 4.68E-03 |
| 0.05 | 1.96E-03 | 6.49E-03 | 6.70E-03 | 6.91E-03 | 7.11E-03 | 7.31E-03 |
| 0.06 | 2.83E-03 | 9.35E-03 | 9.65E-03 | 9.95E-03 | 1.02E-02 | 1.05E-02 |
| 0.07 | 3.85E-03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 0.08 | 5.02E-03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 0.09 | 6.36E-03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 0.10 | 7.85E-03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 0.11 | 9.50E-03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
| 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| 0.25 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 |
| 0.27 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 |
| 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| 0.30 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| 0.32 | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 |
| 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 |
| 0.35 | 0.10 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 |
| 0.36 | 0.10 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 |
| 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 |
| 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 |
| 0.39 | 0.12 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 |
| 0.40 | 0.13 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.47 |
Using equation Q = (C)(A)(2gh)0.5, with the following variables: Q = Orifice discharge, C = Orifice constant = 0.61 (varies by type of orifice, value considered conservative), A = Orifce Area m2, g = 9.8 m/s2, h = Head of Orifice m
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| Author: | Robert P. Stone, P. Eng., Engineer, Soil/OMAFRA |
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| Creation Date: | 04 July 2005 |
| Last Reviewed: | 29 March 2007 |