INPUTS

CALCULATED VALUES
Flow Rate (Q) m3/day 700 check in table
Flow Rate (Q) m3/hr 29.1666666667 8.10185 l/s
Pipe Inside Diameter (D) mm 76 0.076 m
Pipe Length (L) m 8
Table 1
1. Static Head Specific Roughness Data
Pipe Crown highest level - Pit minimum water level = Static Head 6.00 m Plastic
Pipe Crown highest level = 4.00 m Steel
Pit minimum allowable water level = -2.00 m Fibreglass (Generic)
Flowtite GRP
2. Head losses in Pipe lines Galvanized Iron
Head losses in fiberglass pipe lines according to American Water Works Association Manual M45 Cast Iron - asphalt di
A. Head loss in pipe (Darcy-Weisbach) Cast Iron -uncoated
Pipe Length L= 8.00 m 26.2480 f Commercial or Welded
Pipe Diameter D= 0.08 m 0.2494 f PVC, Glass, Other Dr
Flow (3 pumps at duty) Q= 8.10 l/s 128.4378 g/m
Water Velocity V= 1.79 m/s 5.8597 f/s Kinematic Viscosity (ν)
≥4000 Turbulent
Reynolds number Re= 146,114.4894 flow
Moody friction factor Ft = 0.0165
Friction loss in pipe Hf = 0.28 m 0.9297 f

1 meter = 3.2810 f
1 cubic meter = 264.2000 gal
1 cubic meter/hour = 4.4030 gallon/minute [US]
1 liter/second = 15.8529 gallon/minute [US]
Acceleration of gravity g = 9.8 m/s² = 32.1538 f/s²
Kinematic Viscosity µ = 0.00001 f³/s
Reynolds number Re= ID * V / µ ID = pipe inside diameter
Simplified Colebrook equation Ft = 1 / [1.8 Log (Re/7)]²
 Darcy-Weisbach Equation Hf = (Ft * L * V²) / (2* ID * g)
Losses in valves and fittings Hf= K * V² / 2g

B. Head loss in pipe (Hazen williams) Table 2

Specified Data
l = length of pipe (m) 8 m
c = Hazen-Williams roughness constant 140
q = volume flow (liter/sec) 8.10185 l/s
dh = inside or hydraulic diameter (mm) 76 mm

Calculated Pressure Loss

Head loss (mm H20) 0.34 m
Head loss (kPa) 0.00 kpa

Calculated Flow Velocity

v = flow velocity (m/s) 1.79 m/s

Conclusion : after calculating losses in two methods (Darcy-weisbach and Hazen-williams)

 we chose the highest value.

3. Head loss in valves and fittings

Fitting type Quantity K factor Total K factor

32º Elbow 0.00 0.50 0.00

22.5º Elbow 0.00 0.50 0.00
11.25º Elbow 0.00 0.50 0.00
Gate Valve 0.00 0.20 0.00
Ball Valve, Full Port 0.00 0.05 0.00
Butterfly Valve 0.00 0.6 0.00
Check Valve, Swing Type 0.00 2.3 0.00
Elbow 45 Degrees 1.00 0.4 0.40
Elbow 90 Degrees, Long Radius 1.00 0.6 0.60
Elbow 90 Degrees, Standard 1.00 0.9 0.90
Flow Meter, Turbine Type 1.00 7 7.00
Foot Valve 0.00 0.9 0.00
Gate Valve 0.00 0.2 0.00
Globe Valve 0.00 10 0.00
Pipe Entrance, Inward Projected Pipe 0.00 1 0.00
Pipe Entrance, Sharp Edge 0.00 0.5 0.00
Pipe Exit 0.00 1 0.00
Tee, Standard, Flow Through Branch 0.00 1.8 0.00
Tee, Standard, Flow Through Run 0.00 0.6 0.00
Total = 0.0000

Head losses valves and fittings Hf = 0.0000 m

4. Head losses for each single pump valves and fittings

Pipe Diameter D= 0.09 m
Flow Q= 12.50 l/s
 Water Velocity V= 1.96 m/s

Fitting type Quantity K factor Total K factor

90º Elbow 1.00 0.50 0.50
Tee 1.00 1.70 1.70
Reducer 0.00 0.70 0.00
Gate Valve 1.00 0.20 0.20
Check valve 2.00 2.00 4.00
Total = 6.4000

Head losses valves and fittings Hf = 1.2606 m

Overall pump head required = 7.60

Pump head with 10% safety factor 8m

 Table 1
Specific Roughness Data
Plastic 1.5 microns 1.5E-06 m
Steel 45 microns 0.000045 m
Fibreglass (Generic) 30 microns 0.00003 m
Flowtite GRP 29 microns 0.000029 m
Galvanized Iron 152 microns 0.000152 m
Cast Iron - asphalt di 122 microns 0.000122 m
Cast Iron -uncoated 254 microns 0.000254 m
Commercial or Welded 45 microns 0.000045 m inox
PVC, Glass, Other Dr 1.5 microns 1.5E-06 m

Kinematic Viscosity (ν)