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Where either device may be installed, a weir is recommended over an orifice, as they are less susceptible to blockage under freezing conditions.   
 
Where either device may be installed, a weir is recommended over an orifice, as they are less susceptible to blockage under freezing conditions.   
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==Weirs==
 
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==Low flow devices==
 
==Low flow devices==
 
Vortex valves have a unique head/discharge relationship. Flow is directed tangentially into the volute to form a vortex that reduces the design peak discharge flow rate from the Vortex Valve far below an equivalent diameter simple orifice.  
 
Vortex valves have a unique head/discharge relationship. Flow is directed tangentially into the volute to form a vortex that reduces the design peak discharge flow rate from the Vortex Valve far below an equivalent diameter simple orifice.  
*Under low flow conditions, water passes through the valve with negligible pressure drop.
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* Under low flow conditions, water passes through the valve with negligible pressure drop.
* Under high flow conditions, a vortex flow pattern develops within the device creating an air filled core. This phenomenon restricts and throttles flow through the device, creating a back pressure in the device immediately upstream of its discharge. During high flow rates, a vortex valve with a relatively large outlet opening performs similarly to a conventional orifice with a much smaller outlet opening; however, debris that might clog a smaller orifice is able to pass through the Vortex Valve because of the relatively larger flow path opening.
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* Under high flow conditions, a vortex flow pattern develops within the device creating an air filled core. This phenomenon restricts and throttles flow through the device, creating a back pressure immediately upstream of its discharge. During high flow rates, a vortex valve with a relatively large outlet opening performs similarly to a conventional orifice with a much smaller outlet opening. However, debris that might clog a smaller orifice is able to pass through the Vortex Valve because of the relatively larger flow path opening. The relatively large opening also makes vortex valves less prone to complete clogging from ice formation compared to an orifice of similar specification.<ref>Contech Engineered Solutions. (2018). Vortex Valves. Retrieved March 15, 2018, from http://www.conteches.com/products/stormwater-management/stormwater-flow-controls/vortex-valves#tools</ref>
  
 
==Proprietary links==
 
==Proprietary links==

Revision as of 19:31, 15 March 2018

On a watershed scale, factors contributing to flooding include the total volume of stormwater, the peak flow and the duration of peak flow. All low impact development facilities can help to prevent flooding by providing watershed distributed stormwater storage, and most feature some form of peak flow control device at the outflow or overflow. The limiting factors in the contribution that a system can make to flood control include the total storage and the rate at which the system can be emptied between events. Flow is controlled by:

Where either device may be installed, a weir is recommended over an orifice, as they are less susceptible to blockage under freezing conditions.

Orifices[edit]

Weirs[edit]

https://books.google.ca/books?id=fTQWDQAAQBAJ&dq=Jefferies+Scotland+Swales+2004&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Low flow devices[edit]

Vortex valves have a unique head/discharge relationship. Flow is directed tangentially into the volute to form a vortex that reduces the design peak discharge flow rate from the Vortex Valve far below an equivalent diameter simple orifice.

  • Under low flow conditions, water passes through the valve with negligible pressure drop.
  • Under high flow conditions, a vortex flow pattern develops within the device creating an air filled core. This phenomenon restricts and throttles flow through the device, creating a back pressure immediately upstream of its discharge. During high flow rates, a vortex valve with a relatively large outlet opening performs similarly to a conventional orifice with a much smaller outlet opening. However, debris that might clog a smaller orifice is able to pass through the Vortex Valve because of the relatively larger flow path opening. The relatively large opening also makes vortex valves less prone to complete clogging from ice formation compared to an orifice of similar specification.[1]

Proprietary links[edit]

In our effort to make this guide as functional as possible, we have decided to include proprietary systems and links to manufacturers websites.
Inclusion of such links does not constitute endorsement by the Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program.
Lists are ordered alphabetically; link updates are welcomed using the form below.


  1. Contech Engineered Solutions. (2018). Vortex Valves. Retrieved March 15, 2018, from http://www.conteches.com/products/stormwater-management/stormwater-flow-controls/vortex-valves#tools