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Pressure Tank Sizing Guide

The document provides a formula and instructions for calculating the size of a pressure tank based on drawdown volume, pump capacity, number of starts/stops per hour, and cut-in and cut-out pressures. It then works through an example calculation using the provided data for a Grundfos pump to determine that the recommended pressure tank size is 500 liters, which is the closest standard size.

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Pressure Tank Sizing Guide

The document provides a formula and instructions for calculating the size of a pressure tank based on drawdown volume, pump capacity, number of starts/stops per hour, and cut-in and cut-out pressures. It then works through an example calculation using the provided data for a Grundfos pump to determine that the recommended pressure tank size is 500 liters, which is the closest standard size.

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Calculating the pressure tank size


Pressure tank size formula is given as follows :

size = (

Drawdown volume
cut-out pressure - cut-in pressure
cut-out pressure + 1

Drawdown is based on pump capacity and the number of start/stops per hour and amount of
water which can be taken from the tank before the pump starts.

250 x Q
I

Drawdown in liters =

250 x Q x (cut-out pressure + 1)


I x ( cut-out pressure - cut-in pressure )

Tank size in liters = (

Where : Q is the average pump flow in m3/h


I is the number of starts/stops per hour.
cut in & cut out : pressure is indicated in bars.
Data :

Pump type & model :

P=

5.5

kw

Number of starts/stops

I =

50

1/h

Average pump flow


cut in pressure
cut out pressure

Q=
=
=

16
3.5
4.5

m3/h
bar
bar

calculated data

GRUNDFOS MODEL : CR 16 -30

Motor power rating

Tank size in liters =

input data

( from pump manufacturer )

250 x 16. x ( 4.5 + 1 )


)
50. x ( 4.5 - 3.5 )

The available standard size is :


Recommended tank size is :

440

liters

500

liters
liters

Note :
The standard sizes of pressure tanks are : 25; 60; 100; 200; 300; 500; 750; 1000 and 2000 liters.

Project : Calculating the pressure tank size Pressure tank size formula is given as follows : Drawdown volume size = ( cut-ou

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