ME 493—Hardy Cross Homework Assignment (due Friday December 9)

A water distribution system and specifications for the ductile iron pipes are shown below.
Determine all pipe flow rates and delivery pressures using the Hardy Cross method.
Submit the assignment as an Excel spreadsheet.

Pipe Length (m) Diameter (mm)

1 300 250
2 200 250
3 350 125
4 300 250
5 300 250
6 200 125
7 200 250
8 350 125
9 300 125
10 100 125
11 100 250
12 300 250

1. Solve pipe with Darcy-Weisbach head loss equation

2. Solve with using Hazen-Williams head loss equation