CHAFl3R 6

Pump-pipeline system analysisand

design

6 . 1S t a t i cL i f t

= 85.00

P i p e l i n el e n g t h

52.00 = 33.00 m

2000 m , D = 350

mm,

0.15

mm.

Km = 10.0
(i)

C a l c u l a t et h ec o o r d i n a t e so nt h e s y s t e mc u r v e
s h o w i n gt h e

t o t a l h e a dr e q u i r e d

I t is m o r es t r a i g h t f o r w a r d

f l o w rates.

r a t e from:

c o r r e s p o n d i n gf l o w

- 2AJ2gDhf/L l o g

[A

2.51~

Dd2gDhf /L

loss at t h i s f l o w

t h e na d dt h em i n o rh e a d
a n dt h e

to specify

i n t h e p i p e l i n e a n dc o m p u t et h e

thefrictionhead

Q =

t o s u p p l ys p e c i f i c

rate

static l i f t .

hf (m)

Q (11s)

30
10

25
15

20

94.52
135.33
166.73
193.22

216.58
237.70

V (m/s)

0.98

1.41

1.74
2.472.252.01

10v2/2g (m)

0.49

1.01

1.52

38.49

44.01
49.52

Total head

Plot systemcurve

and

2.06

3.11
2.58

55.06
60.58
66.11

H v Q curve tofindoperating

w n d i t ion.

92

50

I50

100

200

Q ( eb)
Q = 136 l/s:

Efficiency

Hm = 4 4 m

= 66%

Powerconsumption

P =

e
rl

1000 X 9 . 8 1 X 0.136
0 . 6 6 X 1000

X 44

kW

= 8 8 . 9 kW

6.2

Data:

a)

i)

as p r o b l e m 6.1. S y s t e mc u r v e

O p e r a t i n gc o n d i t i o n :
Pump H m v Qc u r v ef o r

o b t a i n e db yd o u b l i n gt h eh e a d
o fa r b i t r a r yf l o w

rates.

O p e r a t i n gc o n d i t i o n :
i)

r a t e a t a number of

i n p r o b l e m 1.

a r b i t r a r yh e a d s .S e eg r a p h

b)

is

Pump H m v Q
c u r vfeopra r a l l eolp e r a t i o n

o b t a i n e d b yd o u b l i n gt h ef l o w

ii)

i s same.

Q = 182 l / s .

s e r i e s o p e r a t i o n is
a t e a c ho f

S e eg r a p hi np r o b l e m
Q = 192 l / s .

A t Q = 175 l/s i n p a r a l l eol p e r a t i o n ,

Hm = 5 4 m.

Q = 8 7 . 5 l / s p e r pump whence

93

a number
1.

efficiency

62%

power

138.4 kW

A t Q = 175 11s i n s e r i e s o p e r a t i o n

ii)

6.3

H = 68 m.

At Q

efficiency

power

= 186.3 kW.

175 11s t h r o u g he a c h

58%

R e q u i r e d Q = 250 1 1 s :

pump

Hrn = 6.0 m.

960 r e v l r n i n .

Ns

C a l c u l a t es p e c i f i cs p e e d ,

( S e e t a b l e i nC h a p t e r

NJQ
H3 l 4

6)

Mixed flow t y p e r e q u i r e d .

6.4

1450 r e v l m i n .S t a t i cl i f t

Hm ( m )

P i p e l i n e loss ( m )
Loss + HST

(m)

Calculatecoordinate

(HsT

20.0

19.2

17.0

13.7

0.0

0.7

2.3

4.8

8.0

8.7

10.3

12.8

= 8.0 m )

of Hm v Q c u r v e s a t N2

8.7
9.0 - System
Curve
17.0
(1200 r e v l m i n

and 1000 r e v l m i n ) .
2

Q,

N2

(-)

H2

N1

N2

(-)

N1

i n w h i c h Q,, HI a r e c o o r d i n a t e s o n t h e

Hm v Q c u r v e a t

speed N1, Q, a n d H 2 a r e t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g c o o r d i n a t e s
on t h e Hm v Q c u r v e a t N2.

94

N(rev/min)
0

10

20

30

20.0

19.2

17.0

13.7

8.7

8.3

16.5

24.8

33.1

13.1

11.6

9.4

6.0

6.9

13.8

20.7

27.6

9.5

9.1

8.1

6.5

4.1

Q1 (l/s)

40

1450
H1 (m)

Q2 (11s)
1200

13.7

H2 (m)

Q2 ( 1 1 s )
1000
H2 (m)

- system curve plot)

Operating conditions: (Pump

1450

1200

1000

H (m)

13.2

10.4

8.6

Q (11s)

31

20.8

10.0

Speed

6.5

( rev/min)

Specificspeed:

Operating conditions (seegraph)

Q = 245 l/s: Hm

4.2 m

Pump curve at 700 rev/min

H(m)

7.0

6.3

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.1

3.5

50

100

150

200

250

300

960
Q(l/s)

H(m)

3.72
3.35
2.92
2.66
2.45
2.18
1.86

700
Q(l/s) 0 36.572.9109.4145.8182.3218.8

95

Operating conditions (see graph)

125 l/s:

Hm = 2.55 m

Efficiency = 0.485
9.81 X 0.125
Power =
0.485

2.55 = 6.44 kW

too

50

I50

RoN
6.6

H = 5.0;

= 60 l/s;

-=

rate

200

250

CC/S)

E m = 40.0 m.

0.986 X 10.198 = 10.055 m of water

Pg

-p, - - 0.023
Pg

.*.N P S H

10 .l98 = 0.0235 m of water

= 10,055

Also N P S H = G Hm;

:.
b)

U =

Hs - h s
-

5.0 - 0.0235 = 4.82 m.

4.82

0.12
4.
-k

Hs

2g

hs + 0.6

96

= U X

40.0

300

p /pg = 0 . 9 5 X 10.198 = 9 . 6 8 8 m

p,/pg

= 0.0125 X 10.198

= 0.127

NPSH = 0 . 1 2 X 3 5 = 4 . 2 m

'a
NPSH = Pg

P,

Hs-

4 . 2 = 9.688 - H

.'. Hs

- 0.127

= 5.36

a n d Hs I 5 . 3 6

6.7

pg

0.6 = 4.76 m

C a l c u l a t e t h e h e a d l o s s i n t h e p i p e l i n e when t h e

f l o w r a t e is 7 0 l/s.

L = 5000 m;

k = 0 . 1 5 mm

= 3 0 0 mm;

k/D = 0 . 0 0 0 5 ;

Re = 2 . 6

5
10 ;

= 0.0185

- 15.4 m

h f -2gD-

loss

S a yh e a d

= 16

.*.s y s t e mh e a d

a t 70 l/s

To o b t a i n t h e s p e e do f
p o i n t Q2

= 70,

m w i t hm i n o r
= 26

losses
m

t h e pump ( N Z ) t h i s is s u c h t h a t t h e

H 2 = 26 on t h e N 2 c u r v e h a s

p o i n t which l i e s o n t h e

a homologous

curve a t 1200 rev/min ( N 1 ) .

H1-Q1

H
OS

Q
97

The N 1 c u r v e c a n b e r e p r e s e n t e d b y

+ c

H1 = A Q 1 2 + B Q1
C is c l e a r l y 47.0

To o b t a i n A a n d B i n p u t t w o o t h e r p a i r s

46 m

e.g.

10 l/s; H

and

60 l/s; H = 20 m

to y i e l d A

0.007;

of c o o r d i n a t e s

- 0.03

Now
2

N1

Q1 = Q

N1

(-1;

(-1

HI = H

N2
I n ( i >a n d w r i t i n g

N2
X =

N-,1
N2

whence
and

= 0 .g656

N 2 = 1200/0.8656

50;

Pumping t e s t .

b = 20;

= 30

rW

1386 r e v / m i n

= 0.15

l / s = 2592 m 3 / d a y

O b t a i n t h e r a d i u s of i n f l u e n c , e R_.

3.0

2592
ROW
271 X 50 X 20 log, 0.15

98

whence R
Assuming .R

= 215

a n d Q t h ez w

Q r e l a t i o n s h i pc a n

be

obtained.
R /Q = 7 . 1 5
0

Using equation
60

( i)

Q (11s)
40
30

60

zW ( m )

20
876.5.35.3.1.7058508

loss v

D e t e r m i n et h eh e a d

Q forthepipeline

(see

Chapter 4 ) .

5 0 Q (11s)
40

60

30

20

hR (m)
W

1.38

3.14

5.54

8.56

12.21

5.26

8.14

11.69

15.91

20.78

25.26

28.14

31.69

35.91

40.78

(m)

S y s t e m head (m)
The s y s t e m c u r v e a n d

pump c h a r a c t e r i s t i c c u r v e s f o r

series o p e r a t i o n p l o t g i v e s o p e r a t i n g c o n d i t i o n :

l/s, H

= 27.5

6 . 9 a)

= 27..5

m.

D i s c h a r g eu n d e rg r a v i t yo n l y .
Q =

2AJ2gD h f / L l o g

[A

2.51v
DJ2gD h f / L

i n w h i c h hf = H - Cm V2 / 2 g
Using t h e i t e r a t i v e p r o c e d u r e

of example 4 . 2 ( a ) :

Q = 1 3 7 . 6 11s.
b)

With t h e booster pump i n s t a l l e d t h e s y s t e mc u r v e

is n e e d e d i n

w h i c h case i t is easier t o e v a l u a t e

e q u a t i o n ( i ) a b o v e f o r Q , f o r a series of hf v a l u e s

99

l o s s as i n p r o b l e m

a n dt h e na d dt h em i n o rh e a d
hf ( m )

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

Q (l/s>
64.4
h, ( m )
0.5
Total systen head (m> 20.5

92.0

113.2

0.9

1.4
61.4

40.9

6.1.

100

120

140

131.1

146.9

161.2

174.3

1.9

2.4

2.9

3.3

81.9

102.4

122.9

143.3

P l o t t h e pump h e a d v s . d i s c h a r g e a n d s y s t e m c u r v e s n o t i n g

of t h e pump a n dg r a v i t ys y s t e m

t h a t t h ee f f e c t i v eh e a d
t h e additionof

t h e pump h e a da n d

t h e g r a v i t y head o f 9 0 m .

Q = 166 l / s ;

O p e r a t i n gc o n d i t i o n s :

( N o t et h a tt h ei n t e r s e c t i o n so ft h e

H
,

40 m

90 m l i n e w i t h t h e

systemcurvesimplyyieldsthegravityflowobtainedin

by d i r e c t m e t h o d . )

a s i np r o b l e m

6.10 a ) With pump n o t i n s t a l l e d , p r o c e d u r e

5.1 ( C h a p t e r 5).

Estimate ZB = 80.0 m
H (m>
ZI-ZJ

J u n cPtiipoen
B

AB

1st

CB
DB

correction

(l/s)
20.0
84.163
4.208
-20.0
-30.949
1.547
11.88
-30.0
-15.892

Q/H

0.530

C37.321
6.285

ZB = 91.88 m

100

is

*( m )

a>

H
(m)
zI-z
J

JunctP
i oi np e

QIH

(11s)

(m)

AB 6.456
52.423
8.12

2nd

CB

-31.80
-39.421
1.237
-1.45

correction

DB

- 4 1-. 1
8 8 . 900. 485 1
C-5 - 9 0 6

8.144

Finally :

zB

= 90.46 m

QAB = 5 7 . 1 11s;

b )w i t h

&Bc

= 38.50 11s;

pump o p e r a t i n gi n
h e a dp r o d u c i n gf l o w
h e a dd e l i v e r e db yt h e

%D

18.6 11s

BD b o o s t i n gf l o wt o

D, t h e

is ZD - ZB - H w h e r e H is t h e
P
P
pump.
T h i s i s e q u i v a l e n tt o

l o w e r i n gt h el e v e li nr e s e r v o i r
i n i t i a l estimate o f H

D by H

An
P'
c a nb eo b t a i n e df r o mt h e

P
manometric h e a d v . d i s c h a r g e c u r v e b a s e d
a s s u m e df l o w

r a t e i n BD.

on an

S u b s e q u e n t l yt h ec o r r e c t e d

f l o w r a t e c a n be so u s e d ( s e e example 6 . 9 ) .
E s t i m a t e QBD = 20 11s.
Estimate Z

= 80.0

.'. H P

27.5 m.

F l o w r a t e so b t a i n e df r o m
Q = - 2AJ2gD hf / L l o g

w h e r eh f

= H.

101

[h

2.51~
DJ2gD h f / L

AB

20.0

1st

CB

-20.0

correction

DB

-30.0
27.5
-57.5
-22.286
0.387

84.163
4.208
20.0
-20.0
-30.949
1.547
10.07

1 3 0 . 9 2 76 . 1 4 3
ZB = 90.07 m

9.93

58.300
5.871
9.93

AB

2nd

CB

-30.07

correction

DB

-40.07
26.5
-66.57
-24.039
0.361

-30.07
-38.246
1.272
-1.06

C-3.9867.504
~~

~~

10.99

CB

-29.01

DB

-39.01
26.5
-65.51
-23.841
0.364

AB

3rd
correction

61.498
10.99
5.596
-29.01
-37.542
1.294
0.03

C 0.1157.254
~

Finally:

ZB

QAB = 61.4

89.04 m

lis;

&Bc

37.6 l i s ;

QBD = 23.8 11s

= 26.5 m

5 0 per c e n t
9 . 8 1 X 0.0238 X 2 6 . 5
Power c o n s u m p t i o n =
0.5
Efficiency

102

= 12.4

kW