7) Calculation for size of the pressure vessel
Q=3M3/H,H=27M
a Flowrate (Cut-in)
b Flowrate (Cut-Out)
c Head (Cut-in)
d Head (Cut-Out)
e No. of Start/Stop per hour :
f No.of Pump
Acceptance Factor
ii) Mean flowrate
: 1.60 L/s
: 0.80 L/s
: 16.00 meters , 2.0
: 27.00 meters , 3.0
20 s/s per hour
: 2 pump(s)
Cut out (absolute pressure ) - Cut in((absolute pressure )
= --------------------------------------------------------
Cut out ( absolute presssure )
4.00 - 3.00
= --------------------------------------------- =
4.00
Cut-in flowrate + Cut-Out flow
= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2
1.60 + 0.80
= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2
 3600 sec
=
iii) System operating ----------------------------------------------------------------------
time per pump=
per cycle in an hour no. of s/s per hour x no. of pumps

Based on
iv) 85%
of the time water charging in the pressure vessel and
15% of the time water discharging out from the pressure vessel in a cyc

Therefore Pressure vessel storage time = 15%

= 13.5 Secs

Mean Flowrate x Storage Time (Effective Cap

v) Therefore the total capacity of = --------------------------------------------- =
Acceptance Factor

Therefore we select 1 nos. 100 litres of GT-tanks Model

has the overall capacity of 100 litres.
ssure vessel

bar
bar

n((absolute pressure )
-----
re )

0.25

Cut-Out flowrate
------------------------------------------------------

0.80
------------------------- = 1.20 L/s
 3600
----------------------------------------------- = 90secs
20 x 2

pressure vessel in a cycle.

x 90 secs

1.20 x 14
--------------------------------------------------- = 65 litres
0.25

GT-tanks Model