Lesson #11: Pipe Networks

Hardy Cross Example

Pipe Network

First Guess

Solution

Hardy Cross Example

Iteration

Loop

Pipe

Guess
Qj

rQj|Q j |

2r|Q j |

Corrected
Q
Qj

AB
BE
ED
DA

1
2
3
3

7.00
4.00
-3.00
-3.00

49.00
32.00
-27.00
-27.00

14.00
16.00
18.00
18.00

6.59
3.59
-3.41
-3.41

27.00

66.00

-0.41

Iteration

Loop

Pipe

Qj

rQj|Q j |

2r|Q j |

BC
CF
FE
EB

10
5
3
2

3.00
-1.00
-3.00
-3.59

90.00
-5.00
-27.00
-25.79

60.00
10.00
18.00
14.36

32.21

102.36

Iteration

Loop

Pipe

Guess
Qj

AB
BE
ED
DA

1
2
3
3

6.59
3.91
-3.41
-3.41

43.44
30.51
-34.87
-34.87

13.18
15.62
20.45
20.45

4.22

69.71

Qj
2.69
-1.31
-3.31
-3.91

-0.31

rQj|Q j |

2r|Q j |

Corrected
Q
Qj
6.53
3.85
-3.47
-3.47
-0.06

Iteration

Loop

Pipe

Qj

rQj|Q j |

2r|Q j |

BC
CF
FE
EB

10
5
3
2

2.69
-1.31
-3.31
-3.85

72.11
-8.64
-32.96
-29.57

53.71
13.15
19.89
15.38

0.94

102.12

Qj
2.68
-1.32
-3.32
-3.85

-0.01

Iteration

Loop

Pipe

Guess
Qj

rQj|Q j |

2r|Q j |

Corrected
Q
Qj

AB
BE
ED
DA

1
2
3
3

6.53
3.85
-3.47
-3.47

42.65
29.71
-36.11
-36.11

13.06
15.42
20.82
20.82

6.53
3.85
-3.47
-3.47

0.13

70.11

0.00

Iteration

Loop

Pipe

Qj

rQj|Q j |

2r|Q j |

BC
CF
FE
EB

10
5
3
2

2.68
-1.32
-3.32
-3.85

71.62
-8.76
-33.14
-29.68

53.52
13.24
19.94
15.41

0.03

102.11

Qj
2.68
-1.32
-3.32
-3.85

0.00