Sediment Loop
Product Code : LSK-FM-10447
Sediment Loop (SKU LSK-FM-10447) is a sediment recirculation system for a laboratory flow channel: it catches sand washed downstream and pumps it back upstream so the sediment in the channel can be replenished. This lets sediment transport and scour experiments continue without refilling the bed by hand. It suits river engineering and sediment transport practicals at degree and postgraduate level. Science Lab Supplies manufactures the vessel, discharge unit and tube in Saha, Ambala, India, at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, and quotes institutions, contractors and distributors itself.
Specifications
Each unit and connection of the sediment loop has a separate row in the table. In short, a filter vessel on the channel outlet tank holds a pump that sends a sand and water mixture along the sediment tube to a discharge unit upstream of the sediment bed, with the pump run from a control box hung on the instrument frame.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-FM-10447 |
| Sediment | Sand |
| Filter (sediment) vessel | Fitted to the outlet tank of a flow channel |
| Collection | Sediment washed into the channel transfer duct is caught in the vessel |
| Pump | In the sediment vessel |
| Sediment tube | Connects the vessel to the discharge unit |
| Sediment discharge unit | Fitted in the channel, upstream of a sediment bed |
| Outlet | Sediment and water mixture leaves through a nozzle |
| Pump control | Control box hung on the instrument frame |
| Function | Allows sediment to be replenished and re-circulated in the channel |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Sediment Loop
Any sediment washed into the channel transfer duct is caught in the vessel and pumped back to the discharge unit, so the bed upstream can be fed while the channel runs. This lets students study sediment transport, bed forms and scour under steady conditions over longer test runs.
- B.Tech / B.E. civil engineering: sediment transport and bed load in open channels, with settling zones studied separately on the Sedimentation Studies Apparatus.
- M.Tech water resources: scour around structures with a replenished bed.
- Formation of ripples and dunes on a sand bed, set beside seepage through sand on the Permeability, Flow Nets And Darcy's Law apparatus.
Standard Scope of Supply
The loop comprises the filter vessel with its pump, the sediment discharge unit with nozzle, the sediment tube linking them and the pump control box. The flow channel it fits to is a separate item, and the quotation names any optional accessories you select.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Tell us whether you need one loop or several and the quotation will state packing, delivery time and price for that quantity. Sediment bed models and other engineering lab equipment in India from this range can be added.
With an Importer-Exporter Code in place, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Peru, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. Describe the flow channel the loop will join on the contact page, or add the loop to the enquiry cart; buyers working to a tender schedule can use the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the sediment loop recirculate sand?
Sand washed into the channel transfer duct collects in the sediment vessel. A pump sends the sand and water mixture along the sediment tube to the discharge unit, which releases it upstream of the bed.
Where is the pump controlled from?
From a control box hung on the instrument frame. The box runs the pump in the sediment vessel, which sends the sand and water mixture along the tube to the discharge unit in the channel.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
The sediment loop is one of the channel accessories Science Lab Supplies makes at its Saha, Ambala factory in India. As manufacturer, the company deals with each buyer and prices the loop itself.
Does it fit an existing flow channel?
The filter vessel fits to the outlet tank of a flow channel and the discharge unit sits in the channel. Share your channel details so the fit can be confirmed.
Related Sediment and Channel Models
A sediment loop works alongside the bed and structure models it supports. These Fluid Mechanics items cover scour, bed roughness, settling, waves, catchments and flow patterns for a complete sediment practical sequence, and any of them can share the quotation.
- Bridge Piers — used to observe scouring of the stream bed.
- Roughened Beds - Gravel — two sets of three weighted 1500 mm lengths.
- Liquid Sedimentation Apparatus — back-lit rear panel with a scale for settlement depth.
- Wave Generator and Beach — wave dissipation on a beach model.
- Spillway — four parts, including a removable toothed block.
- Flow Visualisation Channel — dye injectors trace streamlines.
- Hydrology And Rainfall Apparatus — spray nozzles simulate rainfall on a catchment.
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Last updated: 22 October 2026
