DESIGN CAPACITY AND AVAILABLE DYNAMIC PRESSURE

For Metered Municipal Systems

Date: Project Name:

Line A. Site Data Calculation

1 Static Pressure at Source (Main) PSI

2 Net Elevation Change (Source to POC)± Feet
3 PSI Change due to Elevation: Line #2 x 0.433= PSI
4 Static Pressure at POC: Line #1 ± Line #3 PSI
(Downhill +PSI, Uphill -PSI) Length or Number Size Type
5 Service Line
6 Delivery Line
7 Water Meter
8 Isolation/Gate Valves
9 Other

B. Determine Design Capacity

Factor Restriction Flow
Not to exceed 10% of Available PSI at Source
10 Pressure Loss Through Water Meter (Line #1) GPM
Not to Exceed 75% of Maximum Safe Flow of the
11 Volume Through Water Meter Meter GPM

12 Velocity Through Service Line Velocity Not to Exceed 7.5 FPS (Main to Meter)
GPM
13 Design Capacity = Lowest GPM of Lines 10-12 GPM
13a Design Capacity Override: Designer Assigned Design Capacity (Optional) GPM

C. Calculation of Dynamic Pressure at Design Capacity

Pressure Loss at Design Capacity PSI Loss/100 ft. ft. Actual PSI Loss
14 Pressure Loss in the Service Line PSI
15 Pressure Loss in the Delivery Line PSI
16 Pressure Loss in the Water Meter: psi loss at Design Capacity PSI
# of Valves
17 Pressure Loss in Isolation/Gate Valves PSI
18 Other pressure losses PSI
19 Total Pressure Losses from Source to POC (Add Lines 14-18) PSI

20 Approximate Dynamic Pressure at Design Capacity

Static Pressure at the POC (Line 4 Above) PSI
Subtract the PSI lost From the Source to the POC (Line 19) PSI
Approximate Dynamic Pressure at Design Capacity at POC PSI

D. Estimation of Pressure Available at the Highest Head

21 PSI Change Due to Elevation From the POC to the Highest Head in the System ____ ft. x 0.433= PSI
Pressure Subtotal (Subtract Line 21 From Line 20; If the Worst Case Head Fall Below the POC, Then
22 Add Lines 21 and 20) PSI
23 Estimate Pressure Available at Worst Case Head Two-Thirds of Subtotal Line 22 _____PSI x 0.67= PSI

SYSTEM DESIGN CAPACITY AVAILABLE DYNAMIC PRESSURE AT WORST CASE HEAD

:GPM :PSI
12 GPM