Assignment (10)

Reservoirs
1. For the reservoir of the following figure, how much water may be
stored between the minimum operating level and the spillway crest
level? How much water may be stored as surcharge storage?

Solution

2. What is reservoir capacity required for the demand rates of

example 1 (page 76-77) if pumping is to be limited to off-peak night
hours (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.)? What pump capacity is required?
Solved in Book
time
hr
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

demand pumping
outflow
inflow
273
529.3
206
529.3
256
529.3
237
529.3
257
529.3
312
529.3
438
529.3
627
529.3
817
529.3
875
529.3
820
529.3
773
529.3
759
529.3
764
529.3
729
529.3
671
529.3
670
529.3
657
529.3
612
529.3
525
529.3
423
529.3
365
529.3
328
529.3
309
529.3
12703
12703

inflow
rate
529.29
reservoir capacity =

O-I

O-I
-256
-323
-273
-292
-272
-217
-91.3

97.7
287.7
345.7
290.7
243.7
229.7
234.7
199.7
141.7
140.7
127.7
82.7
-4.3
-106
-164
-201
-220

2422.4

-2423
1000
800
600

demand outflow
pumping inflow

400
200
0
30

20

10

Solution of Problem first option

time
hr

demand pumping
outflow
inflow

O-I

O-I

273

273

206

206

256

256

237

237

257

257

312

312

438

438

627

1059

-432

817

1059

-242

10

875

1059

-184

11

820

1059

-239

12

773

1059

-286

13

759

1059

-300

14

764

1059

-295

15

729

1059

-330

16

671

1059

-388

17

670

1059

-389

18

657

1059

-402

19

612

1059

-447

20

525

525

21

423

423

22

365

365

23

328

328

24

309

309

inflow rate
reservoir capacity
=

12703
1058.58
-3934

3929
1200
1000
800
600

demand outflow
pumping inflow

400
200
0
30

20

10

Solution of Problem second option

time
hr

demand pumping
outflow
inflow

O-I

O-I

273

1059

-786

206

1059

-853

256

1059

-803

237

1059

-822

257

1059

-802

312

1059

-747

438

1059

-621

627

627

817

817

10

875

875

11

820

820

12

773

773

13

759

759

14

764

764

15

729

729

16

671

671

17

670

670

18

657

657

19

612

612

20

525

1059

-534

21

423

1059

-636

22

365

1059

-694

23

328

1059

-731

24

309

1059

-750

inflow rate
reservoir capacity
=

12703
1058.58
8774

-8779
1200
1000
800
600

demand outflow
pumping inflow

400
200
0
30

20

10