Water Research Group

Facilities & Resources

Pipe Systems 

- for more information contact Dr Richard Collins

Temperature controlled potable water system for biofilm growth/examination 3 x 200 m of 90 mm pipe Copper pipe loop Contaminant Ingress test rig 120 m x 90 mm pipe 4 off 100 m pipe coils and 2 off double pump pressure systems for transients in pipe testing

Open Channel Flumes

- for more information contact Professor Ian Guymer

1.2 m wide, 0.6 m deep, 15 m long fibre glass panelled flume Annular flume in temperature controlled laboratory 300 mm x 450 mm x 12 m glass flume 500 mm x 500 mm x 16 m glass panelled flume with pump and flow control

Model Aquifer Facility

- for more information contact Professor Steve Thornton

40 m long x 6 m wide x 5 m deep model sandy aquifer with flow control systems for experimental research See ICAIR

Urban Drainage

- for more information contact Dr James Shucksmith

Surface/Sewer flows interaction facility, 8 m x 4 m surface linked to a 75 mm drainage pipe work by a 240 mm ‘manhole’. Hydrological Performance Test Beds 300 mm dia x 20 m clear acrylic pipe test rig with pump and flow control Real Time Control Test facility, 35 m of 200 mm pipe with 4, 1 m diameter manholes. Featuring automated gate and depth sensors. ICAIR/PLEXUS

Green Infrastructure

- for more information contact Professor Virginia Stovin

12 off green roof test rigs with flow monitoring and moisture data collection system 2 x 300 mm diameter infiltration columns for unsaturated hydraulic conductivity measurements. The systems include: controlled inflow/rainfall; moisture content sensors and tensiometers within the sample; and drainage/runoff measurement below the columns.

Settling Column

- for more information contact Dr Andy Nichols

300 mm dia x 6 m tall settling column with Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) sensor