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Simple Surge Tank Design Calculations

The document provides specifications for designing a simple surge tank for a hydroelectric project including discharge rate, tunnel length and diameter, penstock length and diameter, and head losses. Based on the given data, the solution involves calculating the required area, diameter, and maximum upsurge and downsurge levels for the surge tank.

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Simple Surge Tank Design Calculations

The document provides specifications for designing a simple surge tank for a hydroelectric project including discharge rate, tunnel length and diameter, penstock length and diameter, and head losses. Based on the given data, the solution involves calculating the required area, diameter, and maximum upsurge and downsurge levels for the surge tank.

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  • Surge Tank Calculation Example

Design a simple surge tank for one unit for the following data

Given
Upstream MSL = 500 m
Downstream MSL = 200 m
Discharge in 48Hrs = 15000000 m3
Low pressure tunnel
Length, Lt = 4000 m
Diameter, dt = 8m
Friction factor,λ = 0.028
High pressure penstock(4nos.)
Length, Lp = 500 m
Diameter, dp = 2m
Friction factor,λ = 0.016

SOLUTION:
Discharge, Q = 86.80555556 m3s-1
Discharge in 1unit, Q0 = 21.70138889 m3s-1
Area of tunnel, At = 50.24 m2
Area of penstock, Ap = 3.14 m2
Velocity in tunnel, V0 = 1.727817587 ms-1
velocity in penstock, Vp = 6.911270347 ms-1
Head loss in tunnel, P0 = 2.130221742 m
Head loss in penstock, hfp = 9.738156535 m
Net head, H0 = 288.1316217 m
Area of surge tank, As
>V02AtLt/2gP0H0 > 49.8185018 m2
Applying FOS=2 = 99.63700359 m2

Diameter of surge tank


ds = 7.966370542 m
= 8m

Maximum upsurge
r=(gAt/LtAs)1/2 = 0.049731779
Z0=Q0Asr = 8.759168377 m
= 8.8 m
K*0=P0/Zmax = 0.243199086
For sudden load rejection
Z*max=1-2K*0/3+K2*0/9 = 0.844439031
Maximum upsurge, Zmax
=Z*max*Z0 = 7.396583657 m
= 7.4 m

Maximum downsurge
Z*min=-1/(1+7K*0/3) = -0.63797297
Zmin = -5.58811264 m
= -5.6 m
For sudden load demand
Z*min=-1-0.125K*0 = -1.03039989 m
Maximum downsurge, Zmin
Zmin = -9.02544609 m
= -9.1 m
he following data
100-0

0-100-0

0-100
100-0-100

Design a simple surge tank for one unit for the following data Given Upstream MSL = 500m Downstream MSL = 200m Discharge in 4
> 49.8185018 Applying FOS=2 = 99.63700359 Diameter of surge tank = 7.966370542m = 8m Maximum upsurge = 0.049731779 = 8.759168
= -9.1m
he following data
100-0 0-100-0 0-100
100-0-100

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