Basic Hydr

AUTHOR: Juan E
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Basic Hydraulic calculations

AUTHOR: Juan E. Gonzlez Farias (jgfarina@ull.es)

In association with Safe-Rain S.L www.saferain.com

SPREADSHEET

SAFE RAINS DATA EXAMPLE

SOLVED EXAMPLE No. 2

 El uso de este
Libro
es de la completa
responsabilidad
del usuario.
 input data SPREADSHEET: HEADLOSSES IN PIP
output data

STRAIGHT PIPE

a) Introducir datos
Q= 12.00 l/s
L straight length = 127.60 m
D interior = 94.00 mm
0.007 mm
Temperature = 25.0 (0 C)

b) Results obtained

velocity 1.7292 m/ s

viscosity ( 0.0092 cm2 / s

v / 2g =
2
0.15 m
Reynoldss Number 176,978 dimensionless
f= 0.0183
OBJECTIVE FUNCTION: -0.417
TOTAL EQUIVALENT LENGTH 10.216 m
L Total = 137.816 m
h f = 4.091 m
READSHEET: HEADLOSSES IN PIPES

EQUIVALENT LENGTH FOR FITTINGS

PIPE FITTINGS Number K fitting l equivalent (m)

Staright elbow (large radius) 0.60 0.00

Staright elbow (standard radius) 0.80 0.00
Staright elbow (short radius) 2 0.90 9.24
Elbows 45 0 0.36 0.00
Gate valves 1 0.19 0.98
Globe valves 10.00 0.00
Angle valves 5.00 0.00
Butterfly valves 0.00
Check valves 2.50 0.00
Tank inlet 0.50 0.00
Tank outlet 1.00 0.00
Sudden enlargement 0.00
Abrupt narrowing 0.00
Others 0.15 0.00
Others 0.00
l equivalent (m) 10.22
 EXAMPLE OF CURVILINEAR INTERPOLATION BY AN E
Table below shows flow and pressure head requirements in the
heights of the foam column.

Find pressure head and discharge requirements for a 0. 44 m jet heigth.

Write dessired jet heigth at DARK BLUE cell A27. Q and P are displayed at YE
input data
output data

Jet heigth Q P
(m) (lpm) (m)
0.25 300 0.8
0.50 468 1.5
0.75 550 2.1
1.00 620 2.7
1.50 745 3.6
2.00 850 4.5
2.50 950 5.3
3.00 1032 6.1
3.50 1120 6.7
4.00 1181 7.3
4.50 1255 7.9
5.00 1304 8.3

CURVILINEAR INTERPOLATION
Jet heigth Q P
(m) (lpm) (m)
0.44 415 1.36
OLATION BY AN EXCEL SHEET
requirements in the base of the Safe Rains nozzle F2431315 for different

44 m jet heigth.
nd P are displayed at YELLOW cells B27 and C27.
2. 5 m
Example 1. Determine the pressure head at point 2 if pump provides a flow rate of 415 lpm with 4.5 m h
point 1. Check for if height of the jet reaches about 1. 4 m.

Continue
ow rate of 415 lpm with 4.5 m head pressure at
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 Solution:
The head pressure at the base of the nozzle (point 2) can be obtained as
a result of applying the Bernoulli equation between points 1 and 2:
p2 (m.c.a.) = (Z1 - Z2) + p1 (m.c.a.) + V1 2/ 2g - V2 2/ 2g - hf totales
Being constant diameter pipe, the above equation becomes:

p2 (m.c.a.) = (Z1 - Z2) + p1 (m.c.a.) - hf totales

Initial example data:

p1 (m.c.a.) = 4.5
(Z1 - Z2) (m) = -2.5
Q (lpm) = 415

Note: Shf totales will be obtained by DATA ENTRY AND RESULTS SHEET.

Continue
(point 2) can be obtained as
between points 1 and 2:
hf totales
uation becomes:

LTS SHEET.
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 input data
output data

STRAIGHT PIPE

a) Introducir datos
Q= 6.92
L straight length = 50.00
D interior = 94.00
0.007
Temperature = 25.0

b) Results obtained

velocity 0.9967

viscosity ( 0.0092
v / 2g =
2
0.05
Reynoldss Number 102,008
f= 0.0183
OBJECTIVE FUNCTION: 0.000
TOTAL EQUIVALENT LENGTH 10.216
L Total = 60.216
h f = 0.594

From above table,

 SPREADSHEET OF HEADLOSSES IN PIPES

RAIGHT PIPE EQUIVALENT LENGTH FOR FITT

PIPE FITTINGS
l/s Staright elbow (large radius)
m Staright elbow (standard radius)
mm Staright elbow (short radius)
mm Elbows 450
(0 C) Gate valves
Globe valves
Angle valves
Butterfly valves
m/ s Check valves
Tank inlet
cm / s
2
Tank outlet
m Sudden enlargement
dimensionless Abrupt narrowing
D21 result is correct Others
only if D22 cell = zero. Others
m
m
m

From above table, hf totales = 0. 594 m 0. 60 m.

Continue
QUIVALENT LENGTH FOR FITTINGS

Number K fitting l equivalent (m)

0.60 0.00
0.80 0.00
2 0.90 9.24
0.36 0.00
1 0.19 0.98
10.00 0.00
5.00 0.00
0.00
2.50 0.00
0.50 0.00
1.00 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.15 0.00
0.00
l equivalent (m) 10.22
 p1 (m.c.a.) =
(Z1 - Z2) (m) =
h f totales (m) =
Q (lpm) =

Finally: p2 (m.c.a.) = (Z1 - Z

p2 (m.c.a.) =

From above table, hf totales = 0. 594 m 0. 60 m.

 4.5
-2.5
0.59
415

= (Z1 - Z2) + p1 (m.c.a.) - hf totales

1.4

e, hf totales = 0. 594 m 0. 60 m.

RETURN
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