Instruments and Measurement Devices

Facilities > Instruments and Measurement Devices

1. Field Measurement Devices

  • Hydro Lab is well equipped with advanced field measurement devices, which ensure the collection of accurate primary field data related to sediment, hydrology, hydraulics, efficiency, geotechnical, ecological, and land mappings etc. The field data is essential for obtaining proper design, for monitoring, and for optimizing the water resources projects. Major equipment includes:

    • Nilsson type depth-integrating and hand held sediment samplers for suspended sediment sampling
    • Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) for reservoir bathymetric survey
    • SonTek, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP: M9 and RS5) for velocity profile and flow measurement
    • SonTek, Flow Tracker for velocity and flow measurement
    • Current meters and conductivity meters for flow measurement
    • Surface Velocity Radar (SVR) for velocity measurement
    • Ultrasonic Flow Meter
    • Equipment set for prototype turbine efficiency measurement by thermodynamic method
    • Online sediment concentration measurement equipment
    • Equipment for relative efficiency measurement of turbines
    • Equipment set for Hydro Fracturing test for on-site rock stress measurement
    • Pressure meter/Elast meter for borehole pressure measurement
    • Electro-fishing gear
    • Mavic Pro-2 drone set
    • Equipment for land surveying
ADP - M9 Transducer
Base station for bathymetric survey
Base station
Bathymetric survey 1
Bathymetric survey 3
Depth Integrating Sampler
Efficiency 1
Efficiency 2
Efficiency 3
Flow measurement 1
Flow measurement 2

Facilities > Instruments and Measurement Devices

2. Laboratory Instruments

Hydro Lab has got state of the art equipment and instruments in the hydraulic laboratory. Hydro Lab’s top notch laboratory equipment ensures high-precision data for research in hydraulics and sediment transport. These instruments enhance experimental validation, numerical simulations, and infrastructure design, making them vital for developing efficient and sustainable water resource projects. Major instruments are listed as below:

  • Velocity Meters
    • SonTek, Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meter, 16 MHz Micro ADV (Side looking probe and down looking probe)
    • Sontek RS5 velocity Meter
    • Mini Water 20 Micro Propeller
    • Prandtl Pitot Tubes with digital display
    • High speed cameras
  • Electromagnetic flowmeters
  • Fuji ultrasonic flowmeter
  • Microsonic water level sensors/recorder
  • Kyowa pressure transducers and data acquisition system
  • WIKA pressure transducers and data acquisition system
  • Vibratory sediment feeders
  • High speed workstation for numerical modelling
  • Network cameras

Total Station, Theodolite and Auto levels

Auto Level
Fuji ultrasonic flowmeter
Fuji ultrasonic sensors
High speed workstation
Kyowa Pressure Transducer
Kyowa Pressure Transducer_DAQ
Micro ADV-down looking probe
Micro ADV-side looking probe
Microsonic water level sensor
Microsonic water level sensor_DAQ
Mini Water 20 Micro propeller
Prandtl pitot tube
RS 5
Total Station
Vibratory Sediment feeder
Microsonic water level sensors in use