Hydraulic Structures

IIHR has built a number of scale replicas of hydraulic structures—click on any image below to see a gallery.

1:12.5 model of a baffle-type drop structure.

1:5 scale model of a centrifugal pump for the New York City lift station.

1:5 scale model of a centrifugal pump for New York City lift station.

Pump intake bell made on lathe to plus or minus 0.002-inch tolerances (transparent acrylic).

Wanapum stoplog model.

Tags: hydraulics, IIHR, mechanical shop, UI facilities

Last modified on June 29th, 2015
Posted on January 28th, 2011

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