Drainage pumped system calculation - Option 1

Amount of wastewater to be pumped: 6,72 l/s

General data we can know are:

Geometrical height
Drive height: 9,22 metre.
Length of the pipe 22,29 metre.
internal pipe diameter: 80 mm.
Nº gate valves: 1
Nº valves: 1
Nº 90º elbows: 3

Sump pit calculation

Qp = 1,25 · Flow rate 8,4 l/s

Vp = 0,3 Qp (l/s) being Qp pump capacity (l/s)

Vp= 2,52 m³ = 2520 Litre

Note: Starting from the level that results between the ground level to the upper generatrix of
the pipe and adding the recommended levels, we obtain the height of the sump pit. With this
data we can only calculate the area of it, which results from the formula: litre / height of the
pit.

Sump pit area = litre/sump pit height

Pit heigth = 1,91 m

Pit area = 2,52 m² = Pit of 1,79 m of diameter

Sump pit characteristics

P´I : 0,91m

H= Hr+Pc
H: Manometric height (m)
Hr: Drive height
PI: 1 m Pc: Pressure loss (pipes, valves, elbows ...)
PI: Immersion depth (m)
Sump pit depth: 1,91m
Sump pit diameter: 1,80m

Calculation operations of the facility:

2. Pressure loss in Drive:

Pipe length: 22,29 metre
Singular losses: 10 metre (gate valve)
10 metre (valve)
15 metre (3nº bends of 90 °)
Equivalent piping length: 57,29 metre
With this value you can get lost in mca across the board losses. That is, 6,72 l/s in a pipe of 80
mm. diameter corresponding to 2,62 metre per 100 linear metre of pipe of given
characteristics. Then, 2,62 x 57,29/100 = 1,50 m.c.a

Then:
Total head = Drive´s pressure loss + Drive heigth = 1.50 +
9,22 = 10,72 mca

The appropriate flow rate of the pump must be of 8,4 l/s and the pumping
impulse height must be at least of 10,72 m.c.a