CAIRO UNIVERSITY Design of Pipelines and Pumping Stations

Faculty of Engineering 4th Year Civil Eng. IHD 443

Irrigation & Hydraulics Department 2012-2013

Assignment No. 3- Gravity

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A B
WL (105.00) L = 17km
WL (90.00)

It is required to pump 10,000 m3 of water daily from Tank A (Water level=105m) to

Tank B (water level=90m). Average working hours are 16 hours per day. The
pipeline profile between the two tanks is shown in the figures below.

It is required to prepare a preliminary design for the water transport system by

defining the following:
- The required pipe diameters and pressure class (multiple diameters and
pressure classes can be used along the line)
- Location and the required pumping head for pump stations (if any),
- Locations and sizes of break pressure tanks and regulating tanks (if any are
required)
- Location and size (required Cv) of regulating valves (if needed).
- Location of the main air and drain valves along the profile.

The following data may be used in the design:

- Available pipe sizes are 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 500, 600
- The available pressure classes are PN6, PN8, and PN10 bar
- Used pipes have an equivalent roughness height of 0.003mm
- Minimum pratical storage volume for break pressure and regulating tanks is
about 150 m3 (15 min storage)
- Water level in tanks is assumed to be 2 m above inlet/outlet pipe centerline
level.
- All local (minor) losses can be neglected
- The available pump curves are as follows, selection of the suitable pump will
be based on the pump providing operating discharge closest to design
discharge.

Q(l/s) 0 150 180 210 240 270

Pump 1 H(m) 101 75 70 64 57 46
Pump 2 H(m) 116 90 85 79 72 61

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140

120
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40

20

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-1000 1000 3000 5000 7000 9000 11000 13000 15000 17000

Station (m)  0  500  1750  2700  3200  4200  5700  10000  12875  14775  16000  16500  17000 
CL Elev (m)  103  105  145  128  138  136  158  110  55  40  48  82  88 
Design of Pipelines and Pumping Stations

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 CAIRO UNIVERSITY Design of Pipelines and Pumping Stations
Faculty of Engineering 4th Year Civil Eng. IHD 443
Irrigation & Hydraulics Department 2012-2013

2- For the pipe profile shown in the figures below, it is required to design a water
transport system to transfer 1200 m3 of water daily from Tank 1 to Tank 2 (average
working hours 18 hours per day). The following data shall be used in the design:
- Minimum water pressure in the pipes at high points is 5m
- If regulating tanks or break pressure tanks are to be used, a minimum
residual head of 5m is required upstream the tank (above the water level in
the tank). Water level in the tank can be assumed to be 2m higher than the
pipe centerline elevation at its location
- HDPE pipes shall be used with an equivalent roughness height of 0.003mm.
Available pipe diameters and pressure classes are shown in the table below:

PN 4 bar – SDR26 PN 6.3 bar – SDR17

DN (mm)
e (mm) I.D (mm) e (mm) I.D (mm)
110 4.2 101.6 6.6 96.8
125 4.8 115.4 7.4 110.2
140 5.4 129.2 8.3 123.4
160 6.2 147.6 9.5 141.0
180 6.9 166.2 10.7 158.6
DN: Nominal Pipe Diameter
E: wall thickness
I.D: Internal diameter

Hint: Prepare two alternative designs for the system to solve the profile problem at
the high point. Compare between the two alternatives.

WL=(40)
40

Tank 1

30
Elev. (m)

20

WL=(10)
10
Tank 2

0
-250 0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000
Station (m)

Station (m) 0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750

Elev (m) 35 15 23 25 15 10 3 5

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Faculty of Engineering 4th Year Civil Eng. IHD 443
Irrigation & Hydraulics Department 2012-2013

3- For the system and pipe profile shown in the figure below, the operating flow
between the two tanks is 100 lit/sec. The system is already designed and the pipe
internal diameter is selected as 250mm with an equivalent roughness height of
0.03mm. A control valve is located upstream the lower tank to control the flow.

- Find the maximum required pressure rating for the pipes.

- If the available pipe pressure classes are PN6, PN10, PN12, and PN16 bars,
what is the required length from each class in the system?

- If it is required to decrease the design pressure of the pipes, find the best
location to install a break pressure tank. What is the required length fom each
pressure class in the system in this case.

140

120 WL=(115)

Tank 1
100

80
Elev. (m)

60

40 WL=(35)

20

0
-500 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
Station (m)

Station (m) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Elev (m) 110 90 80 60 55 40 20 30

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Faculty of Engineering 4th Year Civil Eng. IHD 443
Irrigation & Hydraulics Department 2012-2013

4- It is required to transfer 150lit/sec from Tank A (water level 45m) to Tank B

(water level 10m). The pipeline profile between the two tanks indicated an
intermediate high point of an elevation of 32m. It is required to design the pipeline
with two different diameters (without using any intermediate tanks) such that:
‐ Minimum pressure at high points is 5m.
‐ Minimum residual head required at the downstream tank is 5m.
‐ The available pipe pressure ratings are PN4, PN6, and PN10 bars only.
‐ The available pipe diameters and friction slope (at the design discharge) are
given in the table below

Pipe Nominal Diameter (mm) Friction Slope at design flow (m/100m)

250 2.38
300 0.98
350 0.46
400 0.24

a. Find the required pipe diameters and define the extent of each diameter along the
pipe length (neglect all local losses)
b. Draw the TEL on the given pipe profile.
c. What is the maximum required pressure rating for the pipes?

50
WL=(45)
45

40

35
Elevation (m)

30

25

20

15
WL=(10)
10

0
-500 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
Distance (m)

Station (m) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Elev (m) 42 18 27 32 28 15 3 7

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