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Design and Application of Water Piping System

Cold water supply Hot water supply Drinking water

Standard and Code reference of Water Piping System


E.I.T. Standard 1004-16 (Standard for piping installation in building) E.I.T. Standard 3004-40 (Standard for piping in building)

Standard and Code Reference on Water Piping System


National plumbing codes National fire protection association code (NFPA)

Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Estimating Hot-Water Demand Storage type heaters Instantaneous type heaters

Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Estimating the Demand in Hot-Water System See Table 1

Table 1

Probable Hot-Water Demand and Use for Various Types of Building Occupancies

Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Estimating of Hot-Water Requirements with Storage Type Water Heaters See Table 2

Table 2

Estimates of Hot-Water Requirements in Various Types of Buildings with Storage-Type Water Heaters

Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Procedure for Estimating Step 1 Tabulate the number of fixtures Step 2 Multiply the number of fixtures by demand figure Step 3 Summarize the total demand Step 4 Obtain the Hourly Heating Capacity by multiplying the figure in step 3 by the demand factor.
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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Procedure for Estimating Step 5 Obtain the Required Capacity of The Storage Tank by multiplying the figure in step 4 by the storage capacity factor Step 6 Obtain the Total Capacity of The Storage Tank by dividing the figure in step 5 by 0.6-0.8
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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Estimate of Hot Water Requirements with Instantaneous and Semi-Instantaneous Type Water Heater See table 3

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Table 3

Probable Hot-Water Demand in Terms of Number of Fixture Units for Various Types of Fixtures in Buildings For use with semi-instantaneous heaters, calculated at a final temperature of 140oF (60oC)

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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Determine the total demand in water supply - see Demand load fixture in Table 4 - see Demand water supply in Table 5

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Table 4

Demand Load of Fixtures

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Table 5

Table for Estimating the Demand in a Water Supply System

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WATER SUPPLY SERVICES

FIG.1 (a) The estimated demand in gallons per minute or liters per second corresponding toe a given load expressed in fixture units. (b) A detail of Fig.1 for small demand.
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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Minimum Pressure Required - 8 psi for normal waters supply outlet - 15 psi for floor-outlet-type water closets and urinal - 25 psi for wall-hung siphan-jet or blowout-type water closets
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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Friction loss in equipment Equivalent length of piping - Fittings and Valves + 50% for copper tube system + 80% for standard threaded-pipe system
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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Limitation of Velocity - 4 ft/s (1.2 m/s) for branch piping - 8 ft/s (2.4 m/s) for main piping

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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Simplified method for sizing system - see Table 6, for copper tube (type K) - see Table 7, for copper tube (type L)

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Table 6

Sizing Table Based on Velocity Limitation-U.S. Customary Units Copper water tube, type K

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Table 7

Sizing Table Based on Velocity Limitation-U.S. Customary Units Copper water tube, type L

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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Pipe friction chart - see Figure 2, (Copper tube, type K) - see Figure 3, (Copper tube, type L)

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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Pipe Insulation - see Table 8

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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Hot water circulating system - Total length of pipe between hot water source and the fixture is more than 100 ft.

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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Hot water circulating rate - 1 gpm. For every 20 fixtures - 0.5 gpm. For 3/4-1 inch diameters of supply pipe - 1 gpm. For 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inch diameters of supply pipe
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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Hot water supply system


Sizing of Hot Water piping System Hot water circulating rate - 2 gpm. For 2 - 2 1/2 inch diameters of supply pipe - 3 gpm. For 3 inch diameters and larger of supply pipe
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Criteria to Design of Copper Tube in Drinking water system


Sizing of Drinking Water piping System Determine the maximum drinking water demand - 5 gph for drinking fountain - 1 gph for every 20 people

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