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Required Pressure
The total pressure required at the beginning of a pipeline, for a specified flow rate, consists of
three distinct components:
1- Pressure drop due to friction ( Pf ¿ .
2- The static elevation difference ( Pelev ).
3- The delivery pressure required ( Pdel ).
Preq =P f + Pelev + Pdel
4- After getting the total frictional head loss, add 20%- 25% for safety.
To calculate the frictional head loss, its needed first to calculate the Reynolds number:
ρv D 1
ℜ=
μ
Where ρ is water density equals to 997 kg/m 3 and v is the water velocity in pipes (m/s)
and μ is the water dynamic viscosity equals to 0.487 ×10−3 N . s /m2. The friction factor is very
important in the analysis and is calculated as:
1.11
ε
1
√f
6.9 D
=−1.8 log ℜ + 1 ( ( ))
3.7
L ρV2
∆ P L =f
D1 2
L V 2 ∆ PL
h L =f =
D1 2 g ρg
It has to be noted that frictional head loss has to be calculated for each pipe segment.
1.3.1.2 Hazen Williams Equation
Hazen Williams equation can be used to get the frictional head loss, pipe diameter, flow
rate or flow velocity using one of the following equations, Where C h for PPR is equal to 140-
150.
It should be noted that water velocity should be in the range of 1-1.5 m/s as shown in the table
below.
It is essential that the term ‘flow pressure’ (or dynamic pressure) be thoroughly
understood and not confused with static pressure. Flow pressure is that pressure that exists at a
point in the system when water is flowing at that point. It is always less than the static pressure.
To have flow, some of the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy and additional energy
is used in overcoming friction. This results in a flow pressure that is less than the static pressure.
When a manufacturer lists the minimum pressure required for the proper operation of a
fitting (e.g. ‘2 bar’), it is the flow pressure requirement that is being indicated, that is the pressure
remaining with the fitting and the rest of the system operating at the same time. The fitting will
not function at peak efficiency (if at all) if the system has been designed such that only a static
pressure of 2 bar exists at the inlet to the fitting prior to operation.
1. Conservation of mass throughout the system must be satisfied. This is done by requiring the
total flow into a junction to be equal to the total flow out of the junction for all junctions in the
system. Also, the flow rate must remain constant in pipes connected in series regardless of the
changes in diameters.
2. Pressure drop (and thus head loss) between two junctions must be the same for all paths
between the two junctions. This is because pressure is a point function and it cannot have two
values at a specified point. In practice this rule is used by requiring that the algebraic sum of
head losses in a loop (for all loops) be equal to zero. (A head loss is taken to be positive for
flow in the clockwise direction and negative for flow in the counterclockwise direction.)
Therefore, the analysis of piping networks is very similar to the analysis of electric circuits, with
flow rate corresponding to electric current and pressure corresponding to electric potential.
However, the situation is much more complex here since, unlike the electrical resistance, the
“flow resistance” is a highly nonlinear function. Therefore, the analysis of piping networks
requires the simultaneous solution of a system of nonlinear equations. The analysis of such
systems is beyond the scope of this introductory text.
The first method in the analysis of the series connected pipes is by calculating the friction
head loss in each section and then adding them together to obtain the overall frictional head loss.
If any valve or fitting is inserted, its resulted head loss has to be taken into consideration.
Another common method to calculate for the frictional head loss in series pipeline network is
called the equivalent length method in which different pipe lengths and diameters friction loss
are accounted for using a base equivalent pipe length and diameter.
For the pipes in above, the equivalent length is obtained with reference to the first pipe
section as the base as follows:
D1 5
Le 2=L2 ( )
D2
+ Le 2 valvles∧fittings
And the equivalent length of the third pipe section is obtained as follows:
D1 5
Le 3=L3 ( )
D3
+ Le3 valvles∧fittings
If the system contains any fitting or valves, the equivalent length for each should be added to
the total equivalent length of the system. After that, obtain the friction factor and friction head
loss using the base diameter (D1) and Let
Parallel pipeline network analysis depends on the fluid mechanics law that pressure at a point
will have a single value. So, points A and B should have the same pressure values. Hence,
the same pressure drop. So:
0.5 2.5
Q 1 L2 D1
=
Q 2 L1( )( ) D2
¿ Q=Q 1 +Q 2
And the equivalent length will have the same pressure drop for each branch as follows:
L e Q e 2 L1 Q 1 2 L2 Q 2 2
( ) ( ) ( )
De D2e
=
D1 D21
=
D2 D 22
0.4
Q
D e =D 1 ( )
Q1
D1.852
e D1.852 D1.852
= 4.87 = 24.87
1
4.87
Qe Q1 Q2
And,
0.4
De Qe
=
D1 Q1 ( )
…………………..