Project:

Subject: Pumps Head Calculation

Main sewage pumping station
a) Static Head
13.43 m

Pipe Crown highest level - Pit minimum water level = Static Head =
Grading/Ground Level

Invert level of inlet pipe

Ground highest level

Pipe Crown highest level

=
=

Pit Bottom level

=
Pit minimum allowable water level =

5.00
-0.03
8.00
6.80
-7.63
-6.63

m
m
m
m
m
m

suggested

b) Head losses in Pipe lines

Head losses in fiberglass pipe lines according to American Water Works Association Manual M45
i.a) Head loss in pipe (Darcy-Weisbach)

Pipe Length L=
Pipe Diameter D=
Flow (3 pumps at duty) Q=
Water Velocity V=

840.00
0.05
5.00
2.47

m
m
l/s
m/s

2,756.0400
0.1667
79.2645
8.0939

Reynolds number Re=

Moody friction factor Ft =
Friction loss in pipe Hf =

1 meter =
1 cubic meter =
1 cubic meter/hour =
1 liter/second =
Acceleration of gravity g =
Kinematic Viscosity =

ft
ft
g/m
ft/s

134,905.2563
0.0168
283.1643 ft

86.30 m
3.2810
264.2000
4.4030
15.8529
9.8
0.00001

ft
gal
gallon/minute [US]
gallon/minute [US]
m/s =
ft/s

4000 Turbulent flow

32.1538 ft/s

Reynolds number Re=

ID * V /
Simplified Colebrook equation Ft =1 / [1.8 Log (Re/7)]
Darcy-Weisbach Equation Hf =
(Ft * L * V) / (2* ID * g)
Losses in valves and fittings Hf= K * V / 2g

ID = pipe inside diameter

i.b) Head loss in pipe (Hazen williams)

Hazen williams losses=

7.32 m

Conclusion : after calculating losses in two methods (Darcy-weisbach and Hazen-williams)

we chose the highest value.
ii) Head loss in valves and fittings

Fitting type
32 Elbow
22.5 Elbow
11.25 Elbow
Gate Valve

Quantity
5.00
3.00
3.00
1.00

K factor
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.20
Total =

Total K factor
2.50
1.50
1.50
0.20
5.7000

1.7698 m

Head losses valves and fittings Hf =

iii) Head losses for each single pump valves and fittings

Pipe Diameter D=
Flow Q=
Water Velocity V=

Fitting type
90 Elbow
Tee

0.05 m
5.00 l/s
2.47 m/s

Quantity
2.00
1.00

K factor
0.50
1.70

Total K factor
1.00
1.70

Reducer
Gate Valve
Check valve

1.00
1.00
1.00

0.70
0.20
2.00
Total =

1.7388 m

Head losses valves and fittings Hf =

Overall pump head required =

Pump head with 20% safety factor

0.70
0.20
2.00
5.6000

24.26
29 m