High Performance Polynomial Skimmer Weirs (Baddour 2021)
The triangular weir is a special case of a more general polynomial weir defined as b =an yn. For n = 1 the triangular weir is recovered. But, further enhancements of the skimming properties can be achieved with values of n>1.
A high-performance polynomial skimmer weir can be designed by matching the centre of the target layer to be skimmed with the elevation of the weir maximum skimming rate.