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Head Loss Calculation

This document summarizes the calculations to determine the required head for pumps in a main sewage pumping station. It calculates: 1) The static head of 13.43m based on the elevation differences between the pipe crown, ground/grading levels, and pit water level. 2) Head losses of 5.69m in the fiberglass pipeline based on the Darcy-Weisbach and Hazen-Williams methods. 3) Head losses of 0.7063m from valves and fittings in the pipeline based on fitting types and quantities. 4) Additional head losses of 0.3211m for valves and fittings associated with each individual pump. 5) An overall required pump

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Head Loss Calculation

This document summarizes the calculations to determine the required head for pumps in a main sewage pumping station. It calculates: 1) The static head of 13.43m based on the elevation differences between the pipe crown, ground/grading levels, and pit water level. 2) Head losses of 5.69m in the fiberglass pipeline based on the Darcy-Weisbach and Hazen-Williams methods. 3) Head losses of 0.7063m from valves and fittings in the pipeline based on fitting types and quantities. 4) Additional head losses of 0.3211m for valves and fittings associated with each individual pump. 5) An overall required pump

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Subject: Pumps Head Calculation


Main sewage pumping station

a) Static Head
Pipe Crown highest level - Pit minimum water level = Static Head = 13.43 m
Grading/Ground Level = 5.00 m
Invert level of inlet pipe = -0.03 m
Ground highest level = 8.00 m suggested
Pipe Crown highest level = 6.80 m
Pit Bottom level = -7.63 m
Pit minimum allowable water level = -6.63 m

b) Head losses in Pipe lines


Head losses in fiberglass pipe lines according to American Water Works Association Manual M45
i.a) Head loss in pipe (Darcy-Weisbach)
Pipe Length L= 1920.00 m 6,299.5200 ft
Pipe Diameter D= 0.50 m 1.6405 ft
Flow (3 pumps at duty) Q= 306.00 l/s 4,850.9874 g/m
Water Velocity V= 1.56 m/s 5.1133 ft/s

Reynolds number Re= 838,830.0914 4000 Turbulent flow


Moody friction factor Ft = 0.0120
Friction loss in pipe Hf = 5.69 m 18.6825 ft

1 meter = 3.2810 ft
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/s = 32.1538 ft/s
Kinematic Viscosity = 0.00001 ft/s
Reynolds number Re= ID * V / ID = pipe inside diameter
Simplified Colebrook equation Ft =1 / [1.8 Log (Re/7)]
Darcy-Weisbach Equation Hf = (Ft * L * V) / (2* ID * g)
Losses in valves and fittings Hf= K * V / 2g

i.b) Head loss in pipe (Hazen williams)

Hazen williams losses= 6.31 m

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


we chose the highest value.

ii) Head loss in valves and fittings


Fitting type Quantity K factor Total K factor
32 Elbow 5.00 0.50 2.50
22.5 Elbow 3.00 0.50 1.50
11.25 Elbow 3.00 0.50 1.50
Gate Valve 1.00 0.20 0.20
Total = 5.7000

Head losses valves and fittings Hf = 0.7063 m

iii) Head losses for each single pump valves and fittings
Pipe Diameter D= 0.35 m
Flow Q= 102.00 l/s
Water Velocity V= 1.06 m/s

Fitting type Quantity K factor Total K factor


90 Elbow 2.00 0.50 1.00
Tee 1.00 1.70 1.70
Reducer 1.00 0.70 0.70
Gate Valve 1.00 0.20 0.20
Check valve 1.00 2.00 2.00
Total = 5.6000

Head losses valves and fittings Hf = 0.3211 m

Overall pump head required = 20.77

Pump head with 20% safety factor 25 m

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