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Pipes in Parallel & Series - Flipped Session22

The document describes calculating the diameter of a parallel pipe needed to increase water discharge by 30% from a pump. The original pipe is 3.5km long with a diameter of 0.69m. The last 1.5km will have an additional parallel pipe. Calculations are shown to find the required diameter of the parallel pipe as 1.2m.

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Pipes in Parallel & Series - Flipped Session22

The document describes calculating the diameter of a parallel pipe needed to increase water discharge by 30% from a pump. The original pipe is 3.5km long with a diameter of 0.69m. The last 1.5km will have an additional parallel pipe. Calculations are shown to find the required diameter of the parallel pipe as 1.2m.

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CIV309 Flipped Session

A pump having an outlet pressure of 2200 kN/m2, conveys water to a reservoir situated 107.5 m above the pump.
The pipe connecting the pump and reservoir is 3.5 km long and 0.690 m diameter and has
a Darcy-Weisbach friction factor (λ) of 0.022. It is intended to increase the discharge
by 30% by the installation of a parallel pipe to be laid over the last 1.5 km to the reservoir
Calculate the diameter of parallel pipe required, ignoring all energy losses except those due to friction.

Possible Solution Method (to be confirmed in class):


Pump outlet pressure = 2200 kN/m²
Reservoir is 107.5 m above pump
L= 3.5 km = 3500 m
D= 0.69 m
λ= 0.022

But the last 1500 m is to have a parallel pipe with ʎ = 0.022 , find the required D of parallel pipe,
If discharge is to be increased by 30 %

What head loss does the pump deliver


2200
= 224.26 m
9.81

Friction head loss = Pump Pressure - Actual Head


= 224.26 m - 107.5 m
= 116.76 m

0.022 x 3500 x V²
116.76 =
0.69 x 2 x 9.81

V= ( 116.76 x 2 x 0.69 x 9.81 ) 0.5


=
0.022 x 3500

Q = VA
π 0.69
= 1.6942 m³/s
Q = 4.53 x 4
Q has to be increased by 30%

1.6942 x 1.3 = 2.20246 m³/s

We now have
Pump
↓ (3) Ø = ? ↘

(1) 0.69 m Ø ↗ (2) 0.69 m Ø ↗

2000 m 1500 m
3500m

Find V for (1)

Q 2.2025
V= = π0.69² = 5.8901 m/s
A 4

hL for (1)
hL = 0.022 x 2000 x 5.89008 ²
= 112.76 m
0.69 x 2 x 9.81

Total head = 116.76 m


hL for (1) 112.76 m
4.00 m

Pipe 2 + 3 share 4.00 m of head

We can use known info /Ø of 2 to find V

hL = 4.00 m

V₂ = ( 4.00 x 0.69 x 2 x 9.81


)
0.5
= 0.9062
0.022 x 2 x 1500

Q2 = VA 0.9062 π0.69²
= 0.3388 m³/s
4.00

Q2 = 0.3388 m³/s
Q3 = Q1 - Q2
Q3 = 2.2025 - 0.3388
Q3 = 1.8636 m³/s

Find V for Q3

Q 1.86362
V₃ = => ΠD² = 2.3728 /D²
A 4

V₃ = 2.3728 /D²

0.022 x 1500 x ( 2.3728 /D²)²


4.00 =
D x 2 x 9.81

4.00 = 9.470037 /D⁵

D = ( 9.470037
4.00
)⅕
D = 1.1879 m
D = 1.2 m
allel pipe,

4.531 m/s
0.9062 m/s

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