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Installed Flow Characteristics

System Design with Valves at 50% Cvmax

Pump B -- Line D

Density
Viscosity

Suction
Pressure
(Pa)

Suction
Pressure
(psia)

Flow Rate
(gpm)

Flow Rate
(m3/s)

Discharge
Pressure
(psia)

116260

16.9

5.3

0.0003

133.8

131195

19.0

102.9

0.0065

96.0
Line E

Flow Rate
(gpm)

Flow Rate
(m3/s)

108.2

0.0068

Pressure
Node 4
(psia)
18.8

Pipe
Reynolds
Number
138645

Valve
Pressure
Drop (psid)

115.0
Pump A -- Line C
26.0

Fanning
Friction
Factor
0.0041

Pipe
Pressure
Drop (Pa)
28239

Water properties
rho
1000
mu
0.001

Pipe
Reynolds
Number

Fanning
Friction Factor

Pipe
Pressure
Drop (Pa)

8163

0.0083

292

Pipe
Pressure
Drop
(psid)
0.0

235828

0.0036

353210

51.2

Pipe
Pressure
Drop (psid)
4.1

14.70
14.696
0.0000

Alpha (psi)

Beta
(psi/gpm2)

Valves

Cv

A
B

156.6
117.1

0.00752
0.00427

A
B

29.9
16.8

Nominal Cv

Design Cv

Rangeability

Stem Position
(l)

f(l)

4.2
2.4

29.9
16.8

50
50

0.9
0.1

0.676
0.030

Nominal
Pressure
Drop (psid)
130
160

0.1
16.6
21.8
29.2
39.7
53.4
69.6
85.9
99.3
108.2

0.2
19.1
24.4
31.8
42.2
55.9
72.1
88.4
101.8
110.7

0.3
23.0
28.2
35.6
46.0
59.7
75.8
92.1
105.5
114.4

Total Flow Rate Versus Valve Stem Positions

0.4
28.5
33.7
41.2
51.6
65.2
81.3
97.5
110.9
119.7

0.5
36.6
41.8
49.3
59.6
73.2
89.2
105.4
118.6
127.4

Pipe
Specifications
C
D
E

0.6
48.2
53.3
60.8
71.1
84.6
100.5
116.5
129.7
138.4

Pressure
Node 4
(psia)
18.8
18.8
0.00

Target is that both

pressures must
be equal
SSE

Conversion factors
Pa/psi
6895
m3/s/gpm 6.31E-005

Target
SSE

O.D. (in)

Wall Thick
ness (in)

1.66
2.375
2.875

0.14
0.154
0.203

0.8
83.9
89.0
96.3
106.4
119.6
135.1
150.7
163.5
172.0

0.9
106.2
111.2
118.4
128.3
141.3
156.5
171.8
184.3
192.6

B
A
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9

Gravitation acceleration
g
9.8
m/s2

Pressure Node
5 (psia)

Pump
Factors

Nominal
Valve Sizing Flow Rate
(gpm)
A
48
B
30

kg/m3
Pa*s

0.7
64.0
69.1
76.4
86.7
100.0
115.8
131.7
144.6
153.3

I.D. (in)
1.38
2.067
2.469

I.D. (m)
0.0351
0.0525
0.0627

Xsect
Area (m2)
0.00096
0.00216
0.00309

L (ft)
125
125
145

L (m)
38.1
38.1
44.2

Installed Characteristic for Valve A

200.0
B=0.2
B=0.5
B=0.8

180.0
160.0

Total Flow - gpm

140.0
120.0
100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

Valve A Stem Position

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

Installed Characteristic for Valve B

200.0
180.0
A=0.2
A=0.5
A=0.8

160.0

Total Flow - gpm

140.0
120.0
100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

Valve B Stem Position

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

Flow Rate Versus Valve Positions

200.0
180.0
160.0
140.0
120.0
100.0
80.0 - gpm
Flow Rate
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7
Valve A Ste m Position

0.8

0.9

0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
Valve B Stem Pos ition