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    Heastad Water Distribution Modeling

    Does anyone know Heastad's "Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management" book? I just wanted some reviews, if its a good book on your experience.
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    Water lost in a fire hydrant

    I'm doing calculations for how much water was lost when flushing a hydrant. It is a 2.5 in. outlet and the pressure is on the system is 40 psi. It was flushing for 1.5 hours. Q=AV V=[(2 dP gc)/density]^0.5 density = 62.4 lb/ft^3 dP=40 psi gc=32.2 lbm ft / lbf s^2 V=77ft/s...
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    Pressure drop in pipes

    Let's say that we have a 3/4" copper line to supply water. We have a volumetric flow of 20 gpm (0.0445 ft^3/s). With this, we have a velocity of 14.35 ft/s. Now, at the end of the copper line, I want to service two homes, so I split the service. Comming out of the 3/4" copper line, I have two...

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