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Depending upon the level of the source of water and the city,
topography of the area, and other local considerations.
1. Gravity Distribution
This is possible when the source of supply is a lake or impounding
reservoir at some elevation above the city.
This is the most reliable method
High pressure for fire fighting, however, may be obtained only by using
the motor pumps of the fire department.
◦ Inflow/inlet pipe: fitted above the highest water level of the tank for the entry
of water
◦ Outlet pipe: fitted at the lowest water level of the tank, used for the exit of
water
◦ Overflow pipe: fitted at the maximum designed water level to discharge out
the extra water rise above the full designed level.
◦ Drain off pipe: fitted at the lowest possible/bottom water level of the reservoir
used for let-out washed water after cleaning a reservoir
◦ Ladders: are normally steel ladders provided to give facilities of climbing to
the top and to get down inside the reservoir
◦ Manhole: provide access to the inside of the tank
◦ Vent pipes: should be filled on the top cover of the tank to provide ventilation
of the reservoir by allowing fresh air
Max surplus
Max deficit
Radial systems
the town or city is divided in to various circular or square zones and
distribution reservoirs are placed at the center of each zone.
suitable when the town or city can oriented with radial roads and
streets
Pipe Materials
For use in transmission and distribution systems, pipe
materials must have the following characteristics:
Adequate tensile strength and bending strength to
withstand external loads.
High bursting strength to withstand internal water pressure
Ability to resist impact loads to water flow, suitability for
handling and joining facilities
Resistance to both internal and external corrosion
Disadvantage
The pipes are difficult to transport
If no reinforcement is provided it cannot resist high
pressure
The pipes are likely to crack during transport and
handling
The repair of these pipes are difficult
These pipes are affected by acids, alkaline, and salty
waters
These pipes are likely to cause leakage due to porosity
Concrete 130
Copper 130 - 140
Plastic 140 -150
New welded Steel 120
New riveted Steel 100
But the pipe size available on the market is 300mm & 350mm, then take D =
350mm
Energy
Losses in Pipes
Energy loss (head loss) in pipes can be found by one of the
following formulas:
i. Darcy-Weisbach formula
ii. Hazen-Williams formula
iii. Manning’s Formula
Nomographs shown in fig – solve the equation for C = 100.
Given any two of the parameters (Q, D, hf or V), the remaining can
be determined from the intersections along a straight line drawn
across the nomograph.
iL = no. of pipes iL = jL + kL - 1
jL = no. of nodes
kL = no. of loops
E
1 G
500
F 14 15
500
2
600 8 300 9 300
700 16
600
3
600 10 500
A B C
D
17 20
4 700 5 11 700 700
700
500 1000
18
13
6 400 22
500
600 I
19
500 300
7 400 12
600 21
J
H
Example
Determine velocity and
residual D Q = 0.75 m3/min
Pressure at the demand El.
1167
75 mm
centers.
50 m
El. 1250
El. 1207 El. 1185
R 150 m A 200 m 250 E
200 200 C
m Q = 0.25 m3/min
mm mm El.
75 m 75
1177
mm
75 mm
El. B Q = 1 m3/min
1192
Q = 1 m3/min
Q = 1 m3/min
100 mm, 75 m
B hl = 6.03 m
B
hres, B = 1250 – 1192 – 6.04 – 6.03
= 45.93 m
El. 1192 or
hres = 45.93 m hres, B = 1207 + 36.96 – 6.03 – 1192
= 45.93 m
Let say, , and the value of ‘n’ ranges b/n 1.72 to 2.0
Then,
Where K = proportionality factor which can be determined for
each pipe, knowing the friction factor f, length L, and the diameter
D of the pipe.
For any pipe, if Qo is the assumed discharge and Q is the corrected
discharge, then:
In the above expression Q has been taken out of the summations as it is
same for all the pipes in the circuit. Solving for Q :
In the above expression for the correction the denominator is the sum of
absolute terms and hence it has no sign.
=31
Therefore
QA1B=339l/sec
QA2B=61l/sec
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