Table 1: Range of data collected in the present study and from Jain (1977)

Parameters Present study Jain (1977)
Pipe diameter, d (mm) 50.8 to 101.6 11.5 to 74.6
Intake velocity, V (m/s) 0.09 to 0.9 0.6 to 9.5
Discharge, Q (m3/sec) 0.006 to 0.002 0.0003 to 0.018
Critical submergence, Sc (mm) 54 to 429 14 to 760
Froude Number, F 0.089 to 1.27 1.1 to 20.15
Reynolds Number, R 9128 to 45697 2520 to 472500
Circulation, G (m2/sec) 0.009 to 0.0325 0 to 0.065
Weber number, W 18 to 500 120 to 3.4 x 104