@latexman: these are the requirements of the project. I'm not in a position to make changes to these requirements, unfortunately.
Other option is: can I move the inlet into the center for a better pressure distribution in the manifold? I guess this means more bends and more minor losses.
Thank you all for your suggestions.
@tkall: I was doing something similar and I thought there must be something much more easier. Also, it should be assumed that the tank is full of water. The height of water will probably up to the top of the tank at all times.
@zdas04: Kind of uniform is...
Quickly made this in powerpoint. Hopefully this will help you understand the problem better. Thanks!
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83442/Tank_Design.JPG
@LittleInch: Just to clarify that the pipe goes into the tank from the top. Would equal size holes at equal intervals give uniform flow rate at all orifices? My fluid mechanics is a little rusty. I will try to come up with some schematic diagram if it helps. The pipe is thick because we want to...
Length of the manifold: 6-7 ft
Diameter of the pipe: 4 inches
Inlet flowrate: 300-500 gpm
Output flowrate: Uniform flow through all the orifices
The idea is that we have pump that is going to pump water into a tank. We want to design a manifold so that the water is distributed uniformly along...
I've been reading a lot of threads of manifold design but it is still confusing to me. Here is my problem:
I've a 4 inch inlet pipe which will bring in about 300-500 gpm of water from a pump. I need to design a manifold of about 7 ft length. We are going to drill holes into the 7 ft pipe to...
