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Water Flow Rate Calculation Guide

This document provides inputs and outputs for calculating water flow rates and pressure losses. It includes the total dynamic head, flow rate, specific gravity, pipe diameter, number of storage buildings, heights of various elements, friction loss, actual pump power and efficiency, and calculates the flow rate in gallons per minute and cubic meters per second. It also provides values for calculating flow rates through pipes of different diameters and materials using equations for flow rate as a function of pipe characteristics and head. Finally, it shows values input to the Hazen-Williams formula to calculate pressure losses in various units over a pipe length of 100 meters.

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Water Flow Rate Calculation Guide

This document provides inputs and outputs for calculating water flow rates and pressure losses. It includes the total dynamic head, flow rate, specific gravity, pipe diameter, number of storage buildings, heights of various elements, friction loss, actual pump power and efficiency, and calculates the flow rate in gallons per minute and cubic meters per second. It also provides values for calculating flow rates through pipes of different diameters and materials using equations for flow rate as a function of pipe characteristics and head. Finally, it shows values input to the Hazen-Williams formula to calculate pressure losses in various units over a pipe length of 100 meters.

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  • Input and Output Details
  • Flow Calculations
  • Pressure and Flow Analysis
  • Hazen-Williams Coefficient

Inputs

Outputs
TDH Total dynamic height in feet + Friction loss from pipe
Q Flow rate gallon/min
SG Specific gravity
Dia of pipe 50
Dia of pipe 0.05
No of storage building 6
Considering height of per storage 10
height of tank inlet from terrace 20
Height of lift water 80
Friction loss 24
TDH 104
SG for water 1
Actual power of pump 5
Efficiency 0.5
Water power 2.5
Q= (3960 *Water HP )/(TDH*SG) 95.1923076923
Q 0.0060056827
Q 360.34
Velocity of liquid 3.1
mm
m

ft
ft
ft
ft
ft

Hp

gal/min
m3/sec
lit/min
m/s
Inputs
Output

Flow rate = Ca* A* Square root of ( 2*g*h)


Ca
For sharp edge 0.61
For Shrot tube 0.81
For round tube 0.98
d= 15 mm
d= 0.015 mtr
g 9.81 m/sec2
h= 1 mtr
A =(Pi*d*d)/4 0.000177 m2
flow rate = 0.000634 m3/sec
Flow rate 38.042 LPM
Insert values for flow rate, pipe bore and length as required (assumed, known or measured values) in order to calcul
the pressure loss due to friction for polyethylene pipes. Only insert values in the white cells with the blue border.
Pressure loss is shown in psi, bar, metres (head) and feet (head). Pressure loss is shown in the yellow cells with the
red border. Flow rate is the flow rate at the pipe end. Pipe bore or nominal bore is the internal diameter. Pressure los
from jets in ballcocks is not calculated. Pressure loss from bends and fittings is not taken into account; you could a
10% to the pipe length to estimate. Pipe lengths for different pipe sizes in the same run should be calculated
separately.

Flow rate 232 gals/min


Flow rate 17.58 l/s
Pipe length 100 metres
Pipe bore 50 mm

Pressure loss due to friction


542.22 psi 36.87
381.75 metres 1252.53

Only insert values in the white cells with the blue border. Vertical head is positive for an
uphill supply and negative for a downhill supply.
psi bar metres
Pressure at yard 60 4.08 42.24
Vertical head (pressure) 8.66 0.59 6.10
Pressure loss 542.22 36.87 381.75
Available pressure/head -490.88 -33.38 -345.61
asured values) in order to calculate
hite cells with the blue border.
hown in the yellow cells with the
e internal diameter. Pressure loss
taken into account; you could add
run should be calculated

n
bar
feet

ad is positive for an

feet
138.6
20
1252.53
-1133.93
Hazen-Williams coeificient for Polyethylene pipe 140
Constant 0.2083
flow rate us gals 480.37
litres per second 30.31
pipe bore inches 1.97
ft per 100 ft 381.75 Hazen-Williams formula
pressure loss in metres per 100 feet 116.35
pressure loss in metres per 100 metres 381.75
pressure loss in ft per 100 metres 1252.53
pressure loss in psi per 100 metres 542.22
illiams formula

Inputs Outputs TDH Total dynamic height in feet + Friction loss from pipe Q Flow rate gallon/min SG Specific gravity Dia
mm m ft ft ft ft ft Hp gal/min m3/sec lit/min m/s
Inputs Output Flow rate = Ca* A* Square root of ( 2*g*h) Ca For sharp edge 0.61 For Shrot tube 0.81 For round tube 0.98
Flow rate 232 gals/min Flow rate 17.58 l/s Pipe length 100 metres Pipe bore 50 mm Pressure loss due to friction 542.22 ps
n bar feet feet 138.6 20 1252.53 -1133.93 asured values) in order to calculate ite cells with the blue border. hown in the
Hazen-Williams coeificient for Polyethylene pipe 140 Constant 0.2083 flow rate us gals 480.37 litres per second 30.31 pipe bo
lliams formula

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