Mumbai University > Civil Engineering > Sem 5 > Applied Hydraulics 1

Marks: 5M

Year: May 2015

A model is said to be disorted if it is not geometrically similar to its prototype. For a distorted model different scale ratio for the linear dimensions are adopted.

The following are the advantage of distorted models:-

• The vertical dimensions of the model can be measured accurately.
• The cost of the model can be reduced.
• Turbulent flow in the model can be maintained.