Flow Visualisation Channel
Product Code : LSK-FM-10448
Flow Visualisation Channel (SKU LSK-FM-10448) is a narrow transparent channel in which dye streamlines reveal how water flows around models, gates, weirs and hydrofoils. It gives students a direct picture of flow patterns, separation and wakes before they meet the theory. The channel suits fluid mechanics teaching in engineering degrees, diplomas and applied science courses. Science Lab Supplies manufactures the settling tank, acrylic channel and models at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and colleges, contractors and distributors order through the company's own sales team.
Specifications
Tank, channel, dye system and models of the visualisation channel are each listed on a row of the table. In short, water enters a robust stainless steel settling tank that reduces turbulence, then flows into a 15 mm wide transparent acrylic channel where dye injectors trace streamlines around the models, gates, weirs and hydrofoils.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-FM-10448 |
| Settling tank | Robust stainless steel |
| Settling tank function | Reduces turbulence before the channel |
| Channel width | 15 mm (about 0.6 in) |
| Channel material | Transparent acrylic |
| Flow tracing | Dye injectors fitted to the channel |
| Models | Various models |
| Gates | Included |
| Weirs | Included |
| Hydrofoils | Included |
| Designed for | Volumetric hydraulic bench (water supply, drain and volumetric flow measurement) |
| Alternative supply | Customer's own water supply and flow measurement |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Flow Visualisation Channel
Students place a model in the channel, release dye and watch the streamlines bend, separate and form wakes. Changing the model or the flow shows how shape affects the pattern, making the channel a clear introduction to streamlines, boundary layers and flow over hydraulic structures.
- B.Tech / B.E. fluid mechanics lab: streamlines around bluff and streamlined bodies, before pier experiments with the Bridge Piers in a flume.
- Flow over weirs and under gates, seen with dye traces.
- Hydrofoils and flow separation for aeronautical and mechanical students.
- Diploma and B.Sc. demonstrations of laminar flow patterns, compared with the dye-traced flow lines in sand of the Permeability, Flow Nets And Darcy's Law tank.
Standard Scope of Supply
Each channel comes with its stainless steel settling tank, the 15 mm transparent acrylic flow channel, dye injectors and the set of models, gates, weirs and hydrofoils. The hydraulic bench or other water supply and flow measurement are arranged separately.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Quotations are available for one channel or for several demonstration stations; each spells out packing, delivery time and price for the chosen quantity. Other fluid mechanics lab experiments can be priced together with it.
As a registered exporter holding an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Ethiopia. The business is registered under Udyam as a manufacturing enterprise (UDYAM-HR-01-0014546) and for GST (GSTIN 06ADEPJ0574F2ZU). Let us know how you will supply water to the channel when you write on the contact page, or queue it in the enquiry cart; the lab tender page serves tender-based purchases.
Frequently Asked Questions
What water supply does the channel need?
It is designed primarily for a volumetric hydraulic bench, which provides water supply, drain and volumetric flow measurement. Alternatively, you can arrange your own water supply and flow measurement.
How are the streamlines made visible?
Dye injectors in the transparent acrylic channel release dye into the flow, tracing streamlines around the models so the flow details are easy to observe.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
Production of this channel, from the stainless steel settling tank to the acrylic channel, happens in the Science Lab Supplies factory at Saha, Ambala, India, so you receive the manufacturer's own quotation.
Why is there a settling tank?
The stainless steel settling tank calms the incoming water and reduces turbulence, so the dye traces stay clean and the flow pattern is easier to read.
Related Fluid Mechanics Equipment
A flow visualisation practical leads naturally into water supply, energy, laminar-turbulent, vortex and weir experiments. These items from the Fluid Mechanics range follow on from the channel and can be priced on the same quotation.
- Digital Hydraulic Bench — sump tank with a submersible pump and an electronic flowmeter.
- Bernoulli's Theorem — scale behind the manometer tubes for direct reading.
- Friction Loss In A Pipe — critical Reynolds number from the laminar to turbulent transition.
- Discharge Over a Notch — two V-notch weirs and a rectangular notch.
- Notched Weirs — Cipoletti (trapezoidal) notch in the advanced set.
- Radial Sector Gate — radial gate model for a flume.
- Vortex Apparatus — free and forced vortices with a traverse probe.
Browse the full Fluid Mechanics range, the Hydraulics and Pneumatics range, or all engineering laboratory equipment.
Last updated: 22 October 2026
