SUCTION HEAD CALCULATION

HEAD LOSS CALCULATION for SUCTION LINE ( COLBROOK formula ) PROJECT :

Local factors of fittings

ID Pipe Inner diameter

RE Reynolds number
DN Nominal diameter

Loss m per 100 m

K Pipe roughness

F Liner loss factor

Total local factors

V Mean Velocity

dh(2) Local loss

dh(1) Liner loss
no. part of pipe

Hg Static Head
0.3 elbow ( 90 leg.)
0.2 elbow ( 45 leg.)
L Pipe length

DH Total loss
Q Flow rate

check valve

Foot valve
0.2 gate valve

1.2 Strainer
0.5 reducer
0.9 Tee
no. DN mm m mm m3/h 1/1 m m/s 1/1 1/1 m m m m

8
Horizontal part 2" pvc 42.6 4 0.01 18.0 1 1 0 1 4 9.9 3.5080108244 149,441 0.018 26.53 1.061 6.21 7.271

Vertical part 2" pvc 42.6 0.3 0.01 18.0 0 2 0 0.6 6 3.5080108244 149,441 0.018 26.53 0.08 0.376 0.456

TOTAL 4.3 1 1 1 6 0 0 6 1.141 6.586 7.726

DATA : Pump model 15SV17F150T

No. of pumps 1 ( Running)
Flow rate 18 m3/h Total flow : 18 m3/h
Water temp. 40 deg.C
Required N.P.S.H. 1.5 m ( at duty poin 18 m3/h )

Available N.P.S.H. = Pb x 10.2.- Hg - Hf - Hv - Hs > Required N.P.S.H. (Net Positiv Suction Head )
Where : + 10.20 m Pb Atmospheric Pressure = 1 bar x 10.2 m
- 0.30 m Hg Total Static Head ( = water level - pump level )
- 7.73 m Hf total friction loss ( See above table )
- 0.73 m Hv Vapor Pressure at Ambient Temperature = 40 deg.C ( See attached table )
- 0.50 m Hs Safety margin
Available N.P.S.H.= 0.94 m

So, Required N.P.S.H. = 1.5 m ( Required NPSH of the pump at duty point ) > 0.94 m Result = not ok