Problem 2: A pump with a characteristic curve given in the Excel file, will be used to dewater a flooded mine through

a shaft 60 m deep, where an overflow

rate of 40 gpm occurs. The deadwater capacity is 900,000 gallons and 4-in pipes are available.
A horizontal pipe 5 ft long is at the discharge end, connected by 90o elbow to top of the vertical pipe.

Assumptions:
All pipes & fittings were considered to have negligible height.
The average dynamic head was chosen to be operating point, as the pump will still work at given the inflow rate.

Calculations for the Mine System Curve:

System Curve

Pipe

Pipe Length

Friction

Suction Head
0

Q (gpm)

196.85

0.00

98.43

40

197.32

0.47

98.89

80

80

198.57

1.72

120

200.64

3.79

102.22

1.5

900000.00

986400.00

514120.77

848610.91

160

203.18

6.33

104.76

900000.00

1015200.00

685494.35

1131481.21

200

200

206.28

9.43

107.85

2.5

900000.00

1044000.00

856867.94

1414351.51

240
280

210.25
214.47

13.40
17.62

111.82
116.05

3
3.5

900000.00
900000.00

1072800.00
1101600.00

1028241.53
1199615.12

1697221.81
1980092.12

320

219.37

22.52

120.94

900000.00

1130400.00

1370988.71

2262962.42

360
400

224.95
230.91

28.10
34.06

126.52
132.48

4.5
5

900000.00
900000.00

1159200.00
1188000.00

1542362.30
1713735.89

2545832.72
2828703.02

Q (gpm)

Static Head

Pipe

Pipe Length

Friction

197.3187 ft
196.85 ft
201.85 ft

Type of Fitting

Length
0 ft
0 ft
0 ft
0 ft

Type of Fitting
90o ell

0.00 ft

Friction

#
1

Length
11 ft
0 ft
0 ft
0 ft
0.4683 ft

Friction

Calculations on the Operating Point (OP)

Maximum Operating Point:
Pumping Rate:
Efficiency:

209.88 ft
238.02 gpm
77.63%

Minimum Operating Point:

Pumping Rate:
Efficiency:

33.40 ft
392.88 gpm
23.05%

Calculations on the Operating Point and on Dewatering

Note: Place all corresponding v alues on the lightly shaded cells; answers will appear on the blue cells.

Dead Water Capacity:

Daily Inflow Rate:
Gallons Pumped:

900000 gal
57600 gpd
1041910 gal

Min. Time at Maximum Pumping Rate:

Max. Time at Minimum Pumping Rate:
Av erage Dew atering Time:

Av erage Operating Point:

Av erage Pumping Rate:
Av erage Efficiency:

173.69 ft
293.68 gpm
71.28%

bhp:
Power Cost:
Power:
Dew atering Cost:

18.07 hp
P 7.50 kW-h
13.48 kW
PHP 5,978.32

1.77 days
3.16 days
2.46 days

565740.60

DISCHARGE

0.00
282870.30

320

Static Head
Pipe Length

342747.18

240

Static Discharge Head

0.00
171373.59

957600.00

280

0.00 ft

900000.00
928800.00

Max. Pumping Rate(gal/day)

0
0

SUCTION

Min. Pumping Rate(gal/day)

900000.00

0
0

Suction Lift
Pipe Length

Inflow Rate (gal)

900000.00
900000.00

0
0

Static Suction Lift

Sump Volume (gal)

0
0.5

0
0

Time (day)

100.15

360

197.32 ft

TDH ave (ft)

400

Total Dynamic Head (TDH):

TDH min (ft)

120

Note: Place all corresponding v alues on the lightly shaded cells; answers will appear on the blue cells.

4 in
40 gpm
0.22

TDH max (ft)

160

Calculations for the Total Dynamic Head (TDH)

:
Q:
Friction loss:

Dewatering Table

Suction Lif t

0
40

Q (gpm)

90o ell

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

0.0000

Discharge Head
196.8504

40

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

0.4683

197.3187

80

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

1.7241

198.5745

120

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

160

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

200

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

3.7930

200.6434

6.3302

203.1806

9.4293

206.2797

240

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

13.3968

210.2472

280

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

17.6240

214.4744

320

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

22.5196

219.3700

360

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

28.0963

224.9466

400

196.8504

201.8504

11

212.8504

34.0561

230.9065

1-Stage H-Q, Efficiency and Horsepower Table

2-Stage H-Q, Efficiency and Horsepower Table

Q (gpm)
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
360
400

Q (gpm)
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
360
400

H (ft)
135.71
133.33
129.52
125.71
120.00
113.33
103.81
91.90
74.76
45.24
10.00

Efficiency (%)
0.00%
31.00%
51.00%
62.00%
70.00%
76.00%
77.00%
74.00%
63.00%
41.00%
20.00%

bhp (hp)
3.64
4.36
5.18
6.09
6.91
7.55
8.00
8.30
8.50
8.82
8.90

H (ft)
271.43
266.67
259.05
251.43
240.00
226.67
207.62
183.81
149.52
90.48
20.00

Efficiency (%)
0.00
31.00
51.00
62.00
70.00
76.00
77.00
74.00
63.00
41.00
20.00

bhp (hp)
3.64
4.36
5.18
6.09
6.91
7.55
8.00
8.30
8.50
8.82
8.90