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Pipe Flow Expert Results Key Color of Pipe: Flow Rate in ft³/sec
f = flow in ft³/sec 0.0471 0.0659 0.0848 0.1036 0.1224 0.1413

General Liquid Example: N8 26.2f t P8, f =0.0471

3.3767 psi.g
FIXED HEAD PUMPING TO 3 TANKS N9, 26.2f t

(Pump set to a specified fixed head increase) 0.0 psi.g@ 3.3f t

1.4223 psi.g

P7, f=0.0471
N6 16.4f t P6, f =0.0471 N7 16.4f t
18.6077 psi.g 9.1087 psi.g
FCV 80 l/min

P5, f=0.0471
P14, f =0.0471

N14 23.0f t N15, 23.0f t

3.7696 psi.g

P13, f=0.0471
0.0 psi.g@ 3.3f t
1.4223 psi.g

N3 16.4f t P3, f =0.1413 P4, f =0.1413 N5 16.4f t

-5.5600 psi.g 21.1449 psi.g

N4 16.4f t N12 16.4f t

P2, f=0.1413

P12, f =0.0471 N13 16.4f t

P9, f=0.0942
-6.3617 psi.g 12.7403 psi.g
7.6864 psi.g
FCV 80 l/min

P11, f=0.0471
N1, 0.0f t P17, f =0.0471
0.0 psi.g@ 6.6f t
2.8448 psi.g N17 23.0f t N18, 23.0f t

P16, f=0.0471
P1, f =0.1413 3.7696 psi.g 0.0 psi.g@ 3.3f t
1.4223 psi.g
N2 0.0f t
2.1704 psi.g
N10 16.4f t P10, f =0.0942 P15, f =0.0471
17.4779 psi.g
N11 16.4f t FCV 80 l/min N16 16.4f t
15.2774 psi.g 7.6864 psi.g

This system models a fixed head pump transferring fluid from a supply container to 3 holding tanks.
The flow to each of the holding tanks is controlled by a FCV set at 80 l/min (pipe P6, pipe P12, pipe P15).
Click the Calculate button to solve the system. The additional losses added by the FCV's to maintain the set flow rates will be calculated.
Pipe Flow Expert can be configured to display the flow rates, fluid velocity or total pressure drop on the drawing.
View the results sheet or use the mouse to hover over a pipe, a node, or a component, to display the calculated results in a pop-up pane.

NOTE: When all paths through the system are controlled (by FCVs for example), a fixed head pump or a pump with a performance curve
must be used to find a solution. It would not be possible in this case to use a fixed flow rate pump since in the mathematical model (which
temporarily removes pipes with a fixed flow, replacing them with demand flows at the pipe's start and end node) the network would
become split, leaving a section in the middle with no path back to a pressure reference (tank or end pressure).

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Fluid Data

Zone Fluid Name Chemical Formula Temperature °F Pressure psi.g Density lb/ft³ Centistokes Centipoise Vapour Pressure State
psi.a
1 Water H2O 68.000 0.0000 62.427961 1.002000 1.002000 0.348091 Liquid

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Pump Data

Pipe Id Pipe Name Pump Name Speed rpm Pref. Op Pref. Op To Flow In/Out Velocity Suction Discharge Pump Head Pump NPSHr Pump NPSHa Pump Pump Power
From ft³/sec ft³/sec ft³/sec ft/sec Pressure Pressure (+) ft.hd ft.hd ft.hd Efficiency Horsepower
psi.g psi.g Fluid (absolute) (absolute) Percentage
4 P4 Pump Fixed Head 0.1413 6.475 -6.3617 22.0849 65.617 Not known 18.42 Not known Not Known

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Pipe Data

Pipe Id Pipe Name and Inner Diameter Length inch Mass Flow Vol Flow ft³/sec Velocity ft/sec dP Total Loss psi Entry Pressure Exit Pressure
Notes inch lb/sec psi.g psi.g
1 P1 2.032 196.848 8.8185 0.1413 6.272 0.6744 2.8448 2.1704
2 P2 2.032 196.850 8.8185 0.1413 6.272 7.7304 2.1704 -5.5600

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3 P3 2.000 157.480 8.8185 0.1413 6.475 0.8018 -5.5600 -6.3617
4 P4 2.000 236.220 8.8185 0.1413 6.475 -27.5067 -6.3617 21.1449
5 P5 1.049 196.850 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 2.5373 21.1449 18.6077
6 P6 1.049 196.850 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 9.4990 18.6077 9.1087
7 P7 1.049 118.110 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 5.7320 9.1087 3.3767
8 P8 1.049 118.110 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 1.9543 3.3767 1.4223
9 P9 1.380 314.961 5.8790 0.0942 9.066 3.6670 21.1449 17.4779
10 P10 1.380 196.850 5.8790 0.0942 9.066 2.2005 17.4779 15.2774
11 P11 1.049 196.850 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 2.5371 15.2774 12.7403
12 P12 1.049 118.110 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 5.0540 12.7403 7.6864
13 P13 1.049 78.740 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 3.9167 7.6864 3.7696
14 P14 1.049 157.480 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 2.3473 3.7696 1.4223

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15 P15 1.049 236.220 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 7.5911 15.2774 7.6864
16 P16 1.049 78.740 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 3.9167 7.6864 3.7696
17 P17 1.049 157.480 2.9395 0.0471 7.845 2.3473 3.7696 1.4223

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Pipe Fittings

Pipe Id Pipe Fitting Position Description Imperial Size Metric Size Database Ref K Value Quantity K Total Entry K Total Exit K Total

1 P1 Start of Pipe Pipe Entry 2" 50 mm EntProj 0.7800 1 0.7800

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0.7800 0.0000

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2 P2 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 2" 50 mm SB 0.5700 1 0.5700
0.5700 0.0000
3 P3 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 2" 50 mm SB 0.5700 1 0.5700
3 P3 End of Pipe Gate Valve 2" 50 mm Gate 0.1500 1 0.1500
0.5700 0.1500
4 P4 End of Pipe Gate Valve 2" 50 mm Gate 0.1500 1 0.1500
0.0000 0.1500
5 P5 Start of Pipe Branch Tee 1" 25 mm BT 1.3800 1 1.3800
1.3800 0.0000
6 P6 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 1" 25 mm SB 0.6900 1 0.6900
0.6900 0.0000
7 P7 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 1" 25 mm SB 0.6900 1 0.6900

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0.6900 0.0000
8 P8 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 1" 25 mm SB 0.6900 1 0.6900
8 P8 End of Pipe Gate Valve 1" 25 mm Gate 0.1800 1 0.1800
8 P8 End of Pipe Pipe Exit to 1" 25 mm ExitCon 1.0000 1 1.0000
Container
0.6900 1.1800
9 P9 Start of Pipe Branch Tee 1-1/4" 32 mm BT 1.3200 1 1.3200
1.3200 0.0000
10 P10 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 1-1/4" 32 mm SB 0.6600 1 0.6600
0.6600 0.0000
11 P11 Start of Pipe Branch Tee 1" 25 mm BT 1.3800 1 1.3800
1.3800 0.0000

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12 P12 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 1" 25 mm SB 0.6900 1 0.6900
0.6900 0.0000
13 P13 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 1" 25 mm SB 0.6900 1 0.6900
0.6900 0.0000
14 P14 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 1" 25 mm SB 0.6900 1 0.6900
14 P14 End of Pipe Gate Valve 1" 25 mm Gate 0.1800 1 0.1800
14 P14 End of Pipe Pipe Exit to 1" 25 mm ExitCon 1.0000 1 1.0000
Container

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Pipe Id Pipe Fitting Position Description Imperial Size Metric Size Database Ref K Value Quantity K Total Entry K Total Exit K Total

0.6900 1.1800
15 P15 Start of Pipe Through Tee 1" 25 mm TT 0.4600 1 0.4600
0.4600 0.0000
16 P16 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 1" 25 mm SB 0.6900 1 0.6900
0.6900 0.0000
17 P17 Start of Pipe Standard Bend 1" 25 mm SB 0.6900 1 0.6900
17 P17 End of Pipe Gate Valve 1" 25 mm Gate 0.1800 1 0.1800

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17 P17 End of Pipe Pipe Exit to 1" 25 mm ExitCon 1.0000 1 1.0000
Container
0.6900 1.1800

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Components

Pipe Id Pipe Name Inner Diameter Comp. Name Comp. Type Comp. Value Flow ft³/sec Mass Flow lb/sec Comp. Loss ft.hd
inch

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Flow Control Valves (FCVs)

Pipe Id Pipe Name Inner Diameter inch FCV Name FCV Mass Flow lb/sec FCV Vol Flow ft³/sec FCV Loss ft.hd

6 P6 1.049 FCV 80 l/min 2.9395 0.0471 16.72

12 P12 1.049 FCV 80 l/min 2.9395 0.0471 8.28

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15 P15 1.049 FCV 80 l/min 2.9395 0.0471 11.63

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Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs)

Pipe Id Pipe Name Inner Diameter inch PRV Name PRV Pressure psi.g PRV Loss ft.hd

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Back Pressure Valves (BPVs)

Pipe Id Pipe Name Inner Diameter inch BPV Name BPV Pressure psi.g BPV Loss ft.hd

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Node Data

Node Id Node Type Node Elevation ft Liquid Level ft Surface Press. Press. at Node HGL at Node Demand In Demand Out Demand In (Vol) Demand Out
psi.g psi.g ft.hd Fluid (Mass) lb/sec (Mass) lb/sec @ Fluid Zone (Vol) @ Fluid
Density Zone Density
Downstream Downstrem
ft³/sec ft³/sec

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1 Tank N1 0.000 6.562 0.0000 2.8448 6.56 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2 Join Point N2 0.000 N/A N/A 2.1704 5.01 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
3 Join Point N3 16.404 N/A N/A -5.5600 3.58 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
4 Join Point N4 16.404 N/A N/A -6.3617 1.73 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
5 Join Point N5 16.404 N/A N/A 21.1449 65.18 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
6 Join Point N6 16.404 N/A N/A 18.6077 59.33 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
7 Join Point N7 16.404 N/A N/A 9.1087 37.41 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
8 Join Point N8 26.247 N/A N/A 3.3767 34.04 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
9 Tank N9 26.247 3.281 0.0000 1.4223 29.53 N/A N/A N/A N/A
10 Join Point N10 16.404 N/A N/A 17.4779 56.72 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
11 Join Point N11 16.404 N/A N/A 15.2774 51.64 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
12 Join Point N12 16.404 N/A N/A 12.7403 45.79 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000

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13 Join Point N13 16.404 N/A N/A 7.6864 34.13 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
14 Join Point N14 22.966 N/A N/A 3.7696 31.66 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
15 Tank N15 22.966 3.281 0.0000 1.4223 26.25 N/A N/A N/A N/A
16 Join Point N16 16.404 N/A N/A 7.6864 34.13 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
17 Join Point N17 22.966 N/A N/A 3.7696 31.66 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
18 Tank N18 22.966 3.281 0.0000 1.4223 26.25 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Energy Data

Pipe Id Pipe Name Energy Loss To Energy Loss To Energy Loss To Energy Loss To Energy Loss To SUBTOTAL Loss Energy Loss To Energy Loss To TOTAL USED Sum
Pipe Friction Pipe Fittings Pipe Components Pipe Control Pump Inefficiency Pipe Items +Pump Discharge Change in of All Items
Valves Pressure Elevation
Horsepower Horsepower Horsepower Horsepower Horsepower Horsepower Horsepower Horsepower Horsepower

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1 P1 0.017295 0.007647 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.024941 0.000000 0.000000 0.024941
2 P2 0.017295 0.005588 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.022883 0.000000 0.263019 0.285901
3 P3 0.022132 0.007521 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.029653 0.000000 0.000000 0.029653
4 P4 0.033198 0.001567 0.000000 0.000000 Efficiency Not 0.034765 0.000000 0.000000 0.034765
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5 P5 0.024225 0.007055 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.031279 0.000000 0.000000 0.031279
6 P6 0.024223 0.003527 0.000000 0.089354 N/A 0.117104 0.000000 0.000000 0.117104
7 P7 0.014534 0.003527 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.018061 0.000000 0.052604 0.070665
8 P8 0.014534 0.009559 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.024093 0.017535 0.000000 0.041628
9 P9 0.072390 0.018024 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.090414 0.000000 0.000000 0.090414
10 P10 0.045244 0.009012 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.054256 0.000000 0.000000 0.054256
11 P11 0.024223 0.007054 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.031277 0.000000 0.000000 0.031277
12 P12 0.014534 0.003527 0.000000 0.044244 N/A 0.062305 0.000000 0.000000 0.062305

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13 P13 0.009689 0.003527 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.013216 0.000000 0.035069 0.048286
14 P14 0.019378 0.009559 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.028938 0.017535 0.000000 0.046472
15 P15 0.029068 0.002351 0.000000 0.062164 N/A 0.093583 0.000000 0.000000 0.093583
16 P16 0.009689 0.003527 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.013216 0.000000 0.035069 0.048286
17 P17 0.019378 0.009559 0.000000 0.000000 N/A 0.028938 0.017535 0.000000 0.046472

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