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(3477) Preferential distributor, Preferential divisor, or Preferential divider
A distributor built on a canal where two or more canals take off to divide the flow such that one offtake canal draws almost constant discharge irrespective of the variations of discharge in the parent channel, but other offtake canal or canals and the parent channel divide the balance discharge in constant proportions (Example of the offtake canal with constant discharge fitted with an orifice module and constant downstream level gate).

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