Priming Devices» Suction Tank lows. After the pump has been stopped, the tank is refilled with liquid via the discharge pipe either manually or automati- cally. The air stored in the tank ‘escapes into the suction pipe. ‘The suction tank volume Vp, depends on the suction pipe volume and the suction lift ‘capacity of the pump: where Vp Suction tank volume in m? 4, Inside diameter of the air- filled inlet pipe in m LL, Straight length of air-filled piping in m Pb Atmospheric pressure in Pa (= 1 bar = 100 000 Pa} on 02 0304 05 08 da mi0 @ Density of the liquid han- Fig, 72: Minimunr submergence Sun of tubular casing pump suction dled in kg/mm* pipe to avoid hollow vortices Gravitational constant 9.81 mis? H, Suction lift of pump in m according to equation Fig, 73: Foot valve (cup valve) Fig. 742 Suction tank arrangement with suction strainer 66Hy=Hege0+ His (53) Hy geo Vertical distance between water level and pump ref ‘erence plane for suction lift operation in m, see Fig. 36 Hy Head loss in the suc~ tion piping in m (refer to 3.2.1.1), AS Hy is in most cases notably smaller than Hy geoy Ea. 53 be neglected and H, equated with FE, go. In this case, Fig. 75 provides a much faster way of finding the required tank size. For safety reasons the suction tank volume should be multi- plied by a factor of 2 to 2.5, or by a factor of up t0 3 in the case of smaller pumping stations. "The liquid pressure must never reach its specifie vaporization pressure at any point in the sys 73 Arrangement of Measure- ment Points In order to achieve a certain accuracy in pressure and veloc- flow must ity measurement be smooth and regular at the measuring points. Therefore, undisturbed straight lengths of piping need to be arranged up- stream and downstream of the measurement point(s), as shown. in Fig. 76 and indicated in Table 14 All pipe components which may impede a straight, parallel and non-swirling flow of liquid are considered a disturbance Relevant German regulations (VdS - Association of German i} ‘© trade ameter of suction pipe Fig. 75: Graph to determine the size of the suction tank. Follow the numbers from D to @ for selection. A safety factor of 3.0 has al ready beon considered in the above diagram (head losses Hs in the suction p ‘Table 14, ping were neglected). Minimum values for undisturbed straight lengths of piping «at measurement points in multiples of the pipe diameter D Source Distance from|Undisezbed pump fange | pipe length Aub [Aub [uid [Usb Vas 2092-5) 0.5 180 9906 1.0 [2.5 [2.5 [inservice measurement 290 \- [Acceptance test measurement 20 |Sang/s3 6