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Parshall flume Calculation Capability

USBR 1–8 ft Parshall free-flow Q from throat W and gage Ha, n=1.522 W_ft^{0.026}. Not thin-plate weir, not broad-crested weir, not Manning, not Q=Av, not orifice.

Physics · Fluid Capability ID physics.fluid.parshall_flume version 1.0.0 CVP VERIFIED CURRENT Engineering

Model

USBR free flow

Modes: flow · head

Inputs / Outputs

Canonical symbols for this capability. Agent schemas remain the contract.

SymbolQuantityUnitRole
WThroat width in m—input / output
HaSpecified-gage upstream head in m—input / output
QVolume flow in m³/s—input / output
n——output
model——output

Assumptions / Validity

Declared scope for this capability. Do not use it outside this domain.

Assumptions

Not supported

Example

One numerical check. The calculator page holds worked steps and FAQ.

W=0.3048 Ha=0.3048 → Q≈0.11327

Open this example in the calculator

Trust

CVP VERIFIED · CVP protocol 1.0.0-proposed · Engineering assurance · USBR 1–8 ft Parshall free flow Q_cfs=4 W_ft Ha_ft^n, + O3 mpmath tabulated Q.. Computational verification is defined by CVP. Supplemental domain review (internal) and named expert review are defined by the Review policy and do not by themselves determine CVP conformance.

CVP
CVP VERIFIED · CVP protocol 1.0.0-proposed · Engineering assurance · USBR 1–8 ft Parshall free flow Q_cfs=4 W_ft Ha_ft^n, + O3 mpmath tabulated Q.· View Manifest · CVP overview · Specification
Verified scope
USBR 1–8 ft Parshall free flow Q_cfs=4 W_ft Ha_ft^n, + O3 mpmath tabulated Q.
Assurance
Engineering
Declared partition coverage
PASS · 5/5 declared partitions (flow, alias, awkward, wide, invalid-domain)
Deferred
Not submerged Hb, not Manning n input, not thin-plate/broad crest, not orifice, not cutthroat L_f.
Calculation version
1.0.0
Verification
6/6 calculation tests · 1/1 legacy golden · 0/0 legacy boundary · 5/5 legacy property
Production surface contract
6/6
Versions
Calculation 1.0.0 · CVP protocol 1.0.0-proposed · Evidence 2026-09-26.o2-o3
Verification revision
2026-09-26.o2-o3 · 1/1 property · digest 14b291406a58
Reference
O1 model · O3 expected_values · O3 numerical_behavior · O2 expected_values · O2 numerical_behavior
Numerical scope
O2: USBR 1–8 ft Parshall free flow vs a separate-module identity (≤2 ULP). Not submerged Hb, not Manning n input, not weir H/L, and not orifice. ≤2 ULP vs O3 applies only to the published tabulated Parshall vectors. Not submerged Hb, not Manning n input, not weir H/L, and not orifice.
Interfaces
PASS · UI (SSR) / REST / MCP
ui-ssr is query-result HTML, not a live browser session. Error-path engine·REST·MCP 1/1 (status, code, calculation_version). SSR compared on URL-canonical requested calculations; empty query is idle (not an error) and JSON-typed object/array inputs are REST/MCP-only.
CVP suite
4/4 golden · 1/1 CVP boundary · 3/3 invalid · 1/1 property · 1/1 metamorphic · 8/8 O3 · 2/2 cross-interface · 6/6 CVP contract
Supplemental domain review
Not performed
Named expert review
Not performed
Version lock
Supported (409 VERSION_MISMATCH)
Artifact consistency
Build verified · 1.0.0 (workspace artifacts agree)
Review-policy tier
Engine tested — catalog token engine_tested; supplemental; not CVP status
This calculator CURRENT · Public schema 1.0.0 matches · Semantic contract ✓ · Production attested · Public/cache ✓ · Origin ✓

Call this capability

Human page, REST, and MCP share the same engine and calculation_version. Build verified hashes workspace artifacts only. After deploy, attest:production GETs canonical URLs twice — the public/cached view an Agent actually hits, and origin — including every /capabilities/{id} HTML page. Public Capability HTML version must match catalog before production attestation passes. Live Trust rows above fetch /.well-known/calculatorx-production-attestation.json and the output schema const. Build hashes: release integrity. That proves currently published page / engine / schema / evidence / MCP agree — not that a historical version is independently immutable. Reference Calculation Standard — Production surface contract 6/6.

curl -sS -X POST 'https://www.calculatorx.com/api/v1/calc/parshall-flume' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"inputs":{"W":0.3048,"Ha":0.3048},"calculation_version":"1.0.0"}'

POST /api/v1/calc/parshall-flume. This is a POST calculate endpoint — do not GET it.

Full REST contract: REST API docs.

Tool id
parshall-flume
Engine
parshall-flume
REST
POST /api/v1/calc/parshall-flume
MCP
execute_calculation with capability_id: "physics.fluid.parshall_flume"
Agent input schema
Canonical (MCP / Agent)
Output schema
JSON Schema (latest)
Versioned input schema
Immutable pin (1.0.0)
Versioned output schema
Immutable pin (1.0.0)

References

Human-readable sources plus CVP reference evidence classes.

Sources

Reference evidence classes: O1 model · O3 expected_values · O3 numerical_behavior · O2 expected_values · O2 numerical_behavior

Try with an agent

Inspect, then execute. Same engine as REST and the human calculator.

curl -sS -X POST 'https://www.calculatorx.com/mcp' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'MCP-Protocol-Version: 2026-07-28' \
  -H 'Mcp-Method: tools/call' \
  -H 'Mcp-Name: inspect_capability' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"inspect_capability","arguments":{"capability_id":"physics.fluid.parshall_flume"},"_meta":{"io.modelcontextprotocol/protocolVersion":"2026-07-28","io.modelcontextprotocol/clientInfo":{"name":"calculatorx-docs-example","version":"1.0.0"},"io.modelcontextprotocol/clientCapabilities":{}}}}'

Pin calculation_version (1.0.0) when the result must stay reproducible.

Inspect the trust tier and required assurance level before execution. Full protocol notes: MCP docs.