Chapter 05

Ground Water Storage Tanks

‫هي خزاواث حبىى على االرض مباشزة او يكون جزء مه الخزان فوق االرض وجزء ححج االرض يىشأ‬
.‫بجوار هذي الخزاواث محطت طلمباث لضخ المياي بشبكت المواسيز‬

 Purpose of ground storage tanks

1) Give the time required to disinfection to take place ( 0.50) hr
2) Give the time required for emergency requirements (4 : 10 ) hr
3) Give the difference between the max. consumption and max. production
through one day (Q max.daily –Q max. monthly) * 1 day
4) Give the firefighting demand (80% of total required water for firefighting)

‫خزان ارضي‬
Design criteria:-
 Capacity ( C ) of storage

 C1 = Qmax. monthly x Tdisinfection = Qm.m (m3/hr) x (0.50 ) hr

 C2 = Qmax. monthly x Temergency = Qm.m (m3/hr) x ( 4:10 ) hrs = 6 hr

 C3 = (Qmax. daily – Qmax. monthly)m3/day x (1.0) day

 C4 = 0.80*( ) x (2.0) hrs x 120 )

 CT = ( C4 + bigger of (C1 , C2 , C3) )

 Depth of tank (d) = ( 3 : 5 )m = 3.0 m

 Length(L) = lmax. = 50.0 m

 Width (b) = b max. = 50.0 m

 Number of tanks (n) =

 Example1
A city of population 300,000 cap. And Av. W.C 180 L/C/d , design ground
storage tank(s) for a city if the plant working time 18 hr/d
8
Qm.m = = 4200 m3/hr = 75600 m3/day
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8 8
Qmax. daily = = 5400 m3/hr = 97200 m3/day
8

Assume
- Let Tdis = 0.5 hr
C1 = Qmax. monthly x Tdisinfection =4200 * 0.50 = 2100 m3
- Let Temergency = 6 hr
C2 = Qmax. monthly x Temergency = 4200 * 6 = 25200 m3
- Let T3 = 1 day
C3 = (Qmax. daily – Qmax. monthly)m3/day x (1.0) day
= (97200-75600) * 1 = 21600 m3
C4 = 0.8 ( 4 ) = 5760 m3
CT = ( 5760 + 25200 ) = 30960 m3
let d = 3m
96
SAT = = 10320 m2
Let : L=50m B=50m
SAone tank= 50*50 = 2500 m2
2
n= = 4.13 tanks = 5. tanks
25
2
actual SAone = = 2064 m2
5

l = 50m So b = 41.28 =41.30 m

take 5.0 tanks with L= 50.0 m , B= 41.30 m , depth = 3.0 m
 Example2
A W.T.P. served 150 000 cap. Consists of 5 ground tank (50*40*4)m
Its required to obtain the maximum capacity of the plante

Ct = n * l * b * d = 5*50*40*4 = 40000 m3
Ct = Cmax( C1 , C2 , C3 ) + 0.80*Cfire
𝑃𝑜𝑝 2 5 2
Cfire = 𝐶𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒 = = = 36 𝑚
Cmax. = Ct – 0.80*Cfire = 40 000 – ( 0.80*3600) = 37120 m3

 From disenfiction: Tdis = 0.50 hr

𝐶𝑚𝑎𝑥 7 2
Qm.m.1= = = 74 4 𝑚 /ℎ𝑟
𝑇𝑑𝑖𝑠 5

 From emergency : Teme.= (4-10)hr = 10hr

𝐶𝑚𝑎𝑥 7 2
Qm.m.2= = = 371 𝑚 /ℎ𝑟
𝑇𝑒𝑚𝑒

 From the diff. between max consumption and max. production

Cmax. = Qm.d. – Qm.m.=1.8*Qave. – 1.4*Qave.= 0.4 Qavg.=37120
𝐶 𝑚𝑎𝑥
∴ 𝑄𝑎𝑣𝑔 = = 9 8 𝑚 /𝑑𝑎𝑦 = 3866 66 𝑚 /ℎ𝑟
4
∴ 𝑄𝑚 𝑚3 = 𝑄𝑎𝑣𝑔 1 4 = 3866 66 1 4 = 5413 33 𝑚 /ℎ𝑟

∴ 𝑄𝑚 𝑚 = 371 𝑚 /ℎ𝑟