Thank you fel3 and bimr for your thoughtful input. I'm also glad to see others have had this question to what seems so "simple" a problem to the lay person. fel3 - I very much appreciate your detailed steps. I will "do my homework" and post back in a couple days or so. Hope you get some sleep:)
Hi there, I'm a new EIT and starting to get more involved with small water systems. One question that keeps on cropping up is "What is the maximum flow possible through [X] diameter pipe?"
For a practical example, let's use a 6-inch watermain in the road (say @50-80psi Static) and a connection...
HEHurst - Thank you for your thoughtful and helpful input on this topic. Very much appreciated.
I will look into tracking down those books for sure and I've asked a Landscape Architect friend for some of their resources too. I'm definitely going to keep my eyes open on the construction site...
Hi all,
I'm a recent university grad and starting work as an EIT. I'm interested in learning more about site grading design, reference materials and practice problems that may be available. Our firm typically does small-medium scale municipal (roads, land development, parking, storm ponds...
Yes, it is a closed system past the reservoir; the only discharges are for residential servicing and fireflow from one of two hydrants. I was starting to piece it together from fel3's different tank scenario's that I would need to do a similar thing for my closed system - just as you mentioned...
Thanks for the reply. That makes much more sense that the system curve should be taken at the pump node. (I had been measuring the head at the end of the piping system, after the HGL had fallen.) I've attached a simple sketch of my system to clarify. You'll see the system of interest in red -...
I'm an EIT looking for advice on how to properly create the system curve for a simple water distribution network. I understand conceptually that it is the resistance the pump will "see" due to friction, fittings, etc.
I was told there is only one unique (H vs Q) curve for a given system, but...
