... effect of increasing the side wall angle on discharge coefficient This article is devoted to the study of the free flow hydraulic performance of non- rectangular PKW Firstly, a classical rectangular ... (2012), pp (400–408) [5] Machiels, O (2012) Experimental study of the hydraulic behaviour of Piano Key Weirs Ph.D Thesis, Faculty of applied science, University of Liège, Belgium ISSN 2076-2895 (Print), ... 2015, pp.425-436 Experimental results Formulation of PKW discharge may be realised by using the formula of standard sharp-crested rectangular weir (equation 18), hence, the discharge coefficient may...