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EnvironmentalEngineeringI
Water Distribution
WaterDistribution
Dr.Tanvir Ahmed
AssistantProfessor
Assistant
Professor
Dept.ofCivilEngineering,BUET
Coursematerials:teacher.buet.ac.bd/tanvirahmed/
PurposeoftheWaterDistributionSystem
o Tomakewateravailableincloseproximitytotheconsumers
o Tosupplywaterinadequatequantitiesaccordingtothe
demandoftheconsumers
o Tosupplywaterwithadequatepressure
o Toregulatewatersupplyasperrequirement
g
pp y p
q
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ClassificationofT&DSystem
1) Gravityflowsystem
2) SystemwithDirectPumping
3) Systemwithpumpingandstorage
System with pumping and storage
Gravityflowsystem
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ClassificationofT&DSystem
SystemwithDirectPumping
y
p g
SystemwithPumping
y
p g
andStorage
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GravityFlowSystem
Advantages
1) Requiresnoenergytooperate
2) Nopumps,veryfewmovingparts
N
f
i
3) Construction,operationandmaintenancesimple
Disadvantages
1)) Notsuitableforflatcountrieswhereanelevatedwater
sourceisunavailable
2) Waterlossbyleakageandwastageiscomparativelyhigher
as the system remains under constant pressure
asthesystemremainsunderconstantpressure
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DirectPumpingSystem
Advantages
1) Watercanbepumpedonlywhenrequired
2) Lowwaterlossduetosystemleakage
L
l
d
l k
Disadvantages
1)) Powerfailuremeansbreakdownofthesystem
y
2) Directpumpingatauniformrateisnotabletomeet
varyingwaterdemandandmaintainrequiredpressure
under varying rates of consumption
undervaryingratesofconsumption
3) Maintenanceandoperationcostsarehigh
4) Inflowofwaterthroughleakscausecontaminationduring
nonpumpinghours
i h
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PumpingwithStorageSystem
Advantages
1) Systemmorereliableandcancopewithfluctuationof
waterdemand
d
d
2) Thepumpscanbeoperatedatratedcapacityresultingin
higherefficiencyandeconomyinoperation
g
y
y
p
3) Reasonablepressurecanbemaintainedwithvaryingwater
demandandthereisnopossibilityofinflowofpolluted
water in the system
waterinthesystem
Disadvantages
1) Relativelyhigherinitialcost
2) Comparativelyhigherlossduetoleakageandwastage
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DistributionNetwork
1) BranchedDistributionNetwork
2) LoopedDistributionNetwork
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BranchedNetwork
Advantages
1) Relativelycheapaslengthofpiperequiredisless
2) Easyforhydraulicdesignanddeterminingdischargeand
E
f h d li d i
dd
i i di h
d
pressureatanypoint
3)) Canbeeasilyexpandedtoprovidecoveragetonewly
y p
p
g
y
developedareas
Disadvantages
1) Stagnantwater(i.e.atdeadends)promotessedimentation
and water contamination
andwatercontamination
2) Frequentblowofforflushingisneededtokeepthesystem
clean
3) Repairworkinmainsandsubmainscutsoffwatersupply
Repair work in mains and sub mains cuts off water supply
downstream
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LoopedNetwork
Advantages
1) Nostagnationofwater,consumptionofwateratanypoint
activatesflowinthewholenetwork
i
fl
i h h l
k
2) Repairworkdoesnotdisruptcontinuityofwaterflow
3)) Goodcontroloverflowofwater
Disadvantages
1) Highinitialcost
2) Alargenumberofvalvesisneededifcontrolofflowinthe
A large number of valves is needed if control of flow in the
systemisdesired
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DistributionSystemDesign
RecallHazenWilliamsFormulaforcircularpipes:
V = 0.55CD 0.63 hL0.54
(BritishUnits)
(Qinlitre/sec,Dinmm,hL inm/m)
(when C = 130)
(whenC=130)
(whenC=120)
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DesignProcedureforBranchedNetwork
1) Preparelayoutofthepipesusingthemapofroadnetworks
2) Determinepeakflowatdifferentpointsandthereby
D
i
k fl
diff
i
d h b
determinethequantityflowingthrougheachsectionofthe
pipe.Peakflow=averagedailyflow
p
p
g
y
peakfactor
p
3) Assumepipesizesofallpipesinthenetwork(tocalculate
pipesizethevelocitymaybeassumedtobe1m/s)
4) Calculateh
Calculate hL (useHazenWilliamsFormula)andtotalhead
(use Hazen Williams Formula) and total head
loss(usingtotallengthofthepipe)
5) Determinetheterminalpressureheadtakingintoaccount
thechangeinelevationofthepipe
h h
i l
i
f h i
6) Incaseofdifferencebetweenthecomputedand
permissibleterminalpressure,revisethepipesize
p
p
pp
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DesignProcedureforLoopedNetwork
Requirestrialanderrorsolution
Principle:
Theflowenteringajunctionmustbeequaltotheflow
leavingit
Thealgebraicsumofthepressuredrop(headloss)around
anyclosedloopmustbezero
HardyCrossdevelopedamethodofsuccessiveapproximationin
H
d C
d l
d
th d f
i
i ti i
whichthecircuitsarebalanced,distributionofflowisdetermined
andtheabovetwoconditionsofflowaresatisfied.
Aflowisassumedforeachpipe,acorrectiontotheflowisapplied
successively for each pipe loop until the correction is reduced to
successivelyforeachpipeloopuntilthecorrectionisreducedto
anacceptablevalue
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Thecorrection,inHardyCrossMethod
IfassumedflowisQa andactualflowisQ,thenthecorrectionisQ Qa
Q = Qa +
k (Q
+ ) = 0
x
H = kQ x
(whenC=130)
(kisaconstantdependingonthe
length diameter and roughness of
length,diameterandroughnessof
thepipeaswellasfluidproperty)
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Thecorrection,inHardyCrossMethod
Expandingtheequation
kQ
+ x kQa
x 1
k (Q
+ ) = 0
x
x2
x 1
2
+
k Qa + KK = 0
2
issmallcomparedtoQ,thethirdandallsuccessiveterms
kQ
+ x kQa
x 1
=0
Solvingfor:
kQ
=
x kQ
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x 1
=
x H / Q
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Thecorrection,inHardyCrossMethod
(
H ab + H bc ) (H ad + H dc )
=
x[(H ab + H bc ) / Qabc + (H ad + H dc ) / Qadc ]
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StepsinHardyCrossMethod
1) Assumereasonableratesofflowineachpipesuchthatthe
inflowequalsoutflowineachjunction
2) Ineachloop,determinetheheadloss,HandH/Qforallpipes
I
hl
d
i
h h dl
H d H/Q f
ll i
3) Computethetotalheadlossaroundeachcircuitwithgiving
dueconsiderationtosign
g
4) ComputeH/Qforthesamecircuitwithoutgivingany
considerationtosign
5) Calculatethecorrection,foreachloopandapplytoeachloop.
Calculate the correction for each loop and apply to each loop
Whenthesignofisnegative,decreasetheclockwiseflow,
increasethecounterclockwiseflowandviceversa
6) Withadjustedflows,repeattheprocedureuntildesired
With dj t d fl
t th
d
til d i d
accuracyisobtained
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ExampleProblem
Calculatetheflowineachofthepipesinthefollowingloopedpipe
network
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WaterDistributionNetwork:Saidabad phIII
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StorageReservoir
Constructedinthedistributionsystemtoprovidestorageto
C
d
h d
b
d
meetthefluctuationofwaterdemand,stabilizepressureand
providestorageforemergencyrequirements
p
g
g y q
Intheabsenceofstoragereservoir
Pumpinghastocontinueforallhoursof
supply
Pumpinghastoberegulatedtomeetthe
fluctuationofdemand
Thisisnottechnicallyandeconomically
feasible
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HowtoDesignaStorageReservoir
Steps:
Cumulativewaterdemandandsupplyatdifferenthoursofapeakday
areplotted
Thealgebraicsumofthehighestdifferencesindemandandsupplyis
Th l b i
f th hi h t diff
i d
d d
l i
thecapacityofthestoragereservoir
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ExampleProblem
Determinethestoragevolumeofanoverheadtanktobalancethe
Determine
the storage volume of an overhead tank to balance the
treatmentplantoutputof113500m3/daywiththehighservice
pumpingwiththefollowingschedule:
12Midnight 6A.M.=2.83m3/hr
6A.M. 10P.M.=5.68m3/hr
3/
10P.M. 12Midnight=m
g
/hr
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ExampleProblem
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StorageReservoirsinDhakaCity
OverheadTanksatMohakhali DOHSandGulshanI
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FireHydrant
Anoutletfromawatermainprovidedchieflyforthepurposeofforming
An
outlet from a water main provided chiefly for the purpose of forming
aconnectionwithafirehose
Usuallymadeofcastiron
withbronzesurfaces
Agatevalveisdesirablein
additiontothemainvalve
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FireHydrant
Placement:footpathorstreetcornernearthecurb(street
Placement:
footpath or street corner near the curb (street
intersectionsaswellasintermediatepoints).AccordingtotheNational
BoardofFireUnderwriters,aspacingof200ftisrequiredfora
community of 25000 to 30000 population requiring a fire flow of 5000
communityof25000to30000populationrequiringafireflowof5000
gpm.Forsmallcommunitiesrequiringonly1000gpm offireflow,the
requirementis300ft.
Otherrequirements:
oShouldbeabletodeliver600gpm withalossofnotmorethan2.5psi
in the hydrant and a total loss of not more than 5 psi between the street
inthehydrantandatotallossofnotmorethan5psibetweenthestreet
mainandtheoutlet.
oNotlessthan2.5inchoutlets
oLargesuctionconnectionwhereengineserviceisnecessary
Large s ction connection here engine ser ice is necessar
oHydrantshouldremainclosedwhenbarrelisbrokenoff
oStreetconnectionsnotlessthan6inchdiameterandshallbegated
oSize:atleast4fortwo2.5nozzles,atleast5forthree2.5nozzles,
Si
t l t 4 f t
2 5
l
t l t 5 f th
2 5
l
atleast6forfour2.5nozzles
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NonRevenueWater(NRW)
Nonrevenuewater (NRW)iswaterthathasbeenproducedand
islostbeforeitreachesthecustomer.
NRWhasthefollowingcomponents:
oUnbilledauthorizedconsumption(firefighting,publicarea
p
(
g
g p
landscapingetc.)
oApparentlosses(watertheftandmeteringinaccuracies)
oReal losses (from transmission mains storage facilities
oReallosses(fromtransmissionmains,storagefacilities,
distributionmainsorserviceconnections)
UnaccountedforWater
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NRWIndicators
%NRWasashareofwaterproduced:
Mostcommonandeasytounderstand
notanappropriateindicatortobenchmarkNRWlevelsbetween
pp p
utilitiesoreventomonitorchangesovertime
Lossesperconnectionperday: recommendedbyIWA
Lossesperconnectionperday:
recommended by IWA
Percentage,lossesperconnectionorlossesperkmof
networktogether:
t
kt
th
RecommendedbyTheInternationalBenchmarkingNetworkforWater
andSanitation
Lossesperkilometerofnetworkaremoreappropriatetobenchmark
reallosses,whilelossesperconnectionaremoreappropriateto
benchmarkapparentlosses.
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BenefitsofNRWReduction
financialgainsfromincreasedwatersalesorreducedwater
production,includingpossiblythedelayofcostlycapacity
expansion;
i
increasedknowledgeaboutthedistributionsystem;
increasedfirefightingcapabilityduetoincreasedpressure;
g
g p
y
p
reducedpropertydamage;
reducedriskofcontamination
More
Morestabilizedwaterpressurethroughoutthesystem
stabilized water pressure throughout the system
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ReadingMaterialsforthisLecture
Chapter20:WaterSupplyandSanitation(byF.AhmedandM.
Rahman)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonrevenue_water
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