Accumulative Pressure
ID Pipe Inner diameter
RE Reynolds number
DN Nominal diameter
V Mean Velocity
GH Static heal
Loss m per m
0.6 Butterfly valve
L Pipe length
DH Total loss
Q Flow rate
2.0 Strainer
0.5 reducer
0.9 tee
no. DN mm m mm m3/h l/s 1/1 m m/s 1/1 1/1 m m m m m m
Horizontal part 10" GI 254 12 130 118.0 32.8 1 1 1 1 3.6 0.64454 164009.91 0.00177 0.18 0.02 0.076 0.1 0.1 0.1
Horizontal part 250 PVC 212.8 70 145 236.0 65.6 2 0.6 1.84322 392236.49 0.01248 1.25 0.87 0.104 0.98 0.98 1.08
Vertical part 250 PVC 212.8 21 145 236.0 65.6 1 1 1 4.3 3 1.84322 392236.49 0.01248 1.25 0.26 0.745 1.01 4.01 5.08
Available N.P.S.H. = Pb x 10.2.- Hg - Hf - Hv - Hs > Required N.P.S.H. (Net Positiv Suction Head )
10.20 Where + m Pb Atmospheric Pressure = 1 bar x 10.2 m
3.00 - m Hg Total Static Head ( = water level - pump level )
2.08 - m Hf total friction loss ( See above table )
0.73 - m Hv Vapor Pressure at Ambient Temperature = 40 deg.C ( See attached table )
0.50 - m Hs Safety margin
Available N.P.S.H 3.88 m
So, Required N.P.S.H. = 4.0 m ( Required NPSH of the pump at duty point ) > 3.88 m Result = not ok
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J = l . V / ( 2 g D ) .... (3)
1 k 2.51
= - 2 x log [ + )
sqr(l) 3.7 x D Re x sqr( l )
RE = V x D / n . ( 5 )
V = Q/A .... ( 6 )
Data for the first pipe : 10" GI Pipe type & size 10"
273 mm Out side diameter (mm)
9.27 mm Wall thickness (mm)
1 0.13 2.51
= - 2 log [ + ]
sqr(l) 3.7 x 0.254 164009.9 x sqr( l )
l= 0.00177
HS2 = SUM ZE . V / ( 2 . g )
0.6445 X 0.6445
HS(2) = SUM ZE.x V / ( 2 g ) = 3.6 x 2 x 9.81 = 0.0762 m
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Data for the second pipe : 250 GI Pipe type & size 250
250 mm Out side diameter (mm)
18.6 mm Wall thickness (mm)
1 0.145 2.51
= - 2 log [ + ]
sqr(l) 3.7 x 0.213 392236.5 x sqr( l )
HS2 = SUM ZE . V / ( 2 . G )
HS2 = SUM ZE . V / ( 2 . g )
1.8432 X 1.8432
HS(2) = SUM ZE.x V / ( 2 g ) = 0.6 x 2 x 9.81 = 0.1039 m