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Assumptions:
Fire Data:
Density (gpm/ft )2
0.15
* For a 90 min operation of the fire pump the total flow from sprinklers is 20250 Gal = 76545 liters
*Adopting a flow of 225 gpm or 14.19 l/s for a sump pump means that:
2. The sump pump will remove all the water dishcarged instantaneously in 90 min
* If the total amount of 20250 gal are to be removed in 3 hours the pump flow rate would be 7.1 l/s
* If the total amount of 20250 gal are to be removed in 4 hours the pump flow rate would be 5.3 l/s
* For a total flow rate of 225 gpm, the individual sprinkler flow rate is 18.75 gpm
* Assuming 3 sprinklers are first activated the total discharge flow is 56.25 gpm or 3.55 l/s
* Based on the above, three significant flow rate figures are simulated in the Table below
Selecting Duplex operation of the the sump pumps, the flow rate of each one to be selected is 2l/s
Thus when water reach a high level in the pit, the second pump operate and the total flow rate would be 4 l/s
T min Q
V req=
4
Where: Vreq is the required sump volume between the start level and stop level of the pump
Tmin is the minimum pump cycle time
Q is the pump flow rate
Vtot Total sump volume between the start level and stop level of the pump
n total number of pumps
ΔH The constatnt height between the start up of two pumps (in meters)
S Surface area of the sump (in sq meters)
n 2
ΔH 0.2 m
S 1 m2
Vtot 0.5 m3
The Total Volume for the sump with 2 pumps with cyclic alternation
n 2
ΔH 0.2 m
S 1 m2
Vtot 0.35 m3
Force Main Pipe Run 130 m 3.0 m (7 ft/1000 ft friction loss for a 4 '' pipe)
Force Main Pipe Run 50 m 2.3 m (14 ft/1000 ft friction loss for a 3 '' pipe)
Residual 1.0 m
Safety 9.9 m
Pump head 10 m
Notes:
1- In pumping stations do not use 2 1/2" on the discharge of waste, use 3" pipe