Pipe Network Analysis: Chemical Engineer's Guide
Pipe Network Analysis: Chemical Engineer's Guide
A water supply distribution system is shown in the figure below. All pipes are cast iron with lengths
and diameters as provided in table below. Perform pipe network analysis and calculate water flow in all
branches.
Pipe Length Diameter e/D
m m
300 lps
1 5 50 lps 1 300 0.30 0.00087
2 250 0.25 0.00104
II 7
3 6
5 350 0.20 0.00130
2 I 3 125 0.20 0.00130
8 100 lps III 10 6 350 0.20 0.00130
7 125 0.20 0.00130
4 9 150 lps 4 300 0.20 0.00130
8 125 0.15 0.00173
9 350 0.20 0.00130
10 125 0.15 0.00173
Iteration
1 Pipe Flow Length Diameter e/D Velocity Reynold's Friction Head Loss
m3/s m m m/s Number Factor, f K hL nHL/Q
1 0.20 300 0.30 0.00087 2.83 848826 0.019 199 7.95 79.49
2 0.10 250 0.25 0.00104 2.04 509296 0.021 434 4.34 86.79
5 0.08 350 0.20 0.00130 2.55 509296 0.022 1948 12.47 311.74
3 0.12 125 0.20 0.00130 3.82 763944 0.021 690 9.94 165.60
6 0.07 350 0.20 0.00130 2.23 445634 0.022 1955 9.58 273.72
7 0.03 125 0.20 0.00130 0.95 190986 0.022 722 0.65 43.29
4 0.10 300 0.20 0.00130 3.18 636620 0.021 1662 16.62 332.34
8 0.05 125 0.15 0.00173 2.83 424413 0.023 3148 7.87 314.81
9 0.05 350 0.20 0.00130 1.59 318310 0.022 1976 4.94 197.58
10 0.10 125 0.15 0.00173 5.66 848826 0.023 3111 31.11 622.13
A water supply distribution system is shown in the figure below. All pipes are cast iron with lengths
and diameters as provided in table below. Perform pipe network analysis and calculate water flow in all
branches.
Pipe Length Diameter e/D
300 lps m m
2 8 150 lps
1 1000 0.40 0.00087
I 3 II 2 2000 0.45 0.00104
1 9
4 3 1000 0.30 0.00130
6 10 4 2000 0.30 0.00130
5 III
5 1000 0.40 0.00130
7 6 750 0.30 0.00130
100 lps
50 lps 7 2200 0.30 0.00130
8 2000 0.30 0.00173
9 500 0.25 0.00130
10 2200 0.25 0.00173
Iteration
1 Pipe Flow Length Diameter e/D Velocity Reynold's Friction Head Loss
m3/s m m m/s Number Factor, f K hL nHL/Q
1 0.100 1000 0.40 0.00087 0.80 318310 0.020 162 1.62 32.49
2 0.200 2000 0.45 0.00104 1.26 565884 0.020 183 7.33 73.28
3 0.030 1000 0.30 0.00130 0.42 127324 0.023 779 0.70 46.74
4 0.030 2000 0.30 0.00130 0.42 127324 0.023 1558 1.40 93.48
5 0.070 1000 0.40 0.00130 0.56 222817 0.022 179 0.88 25.06
6 0.080 750 0.30 0.00130 1.13 339531 0.022 556 3.56 89.01
7 0.020 2200 0.30 0.00130 0.28 84883 0.024 1770 0.71 70.80
8 0.170 2000 0.30 0.00173 2.41 721502 0.023 1559 45.05 529.98
9 0.020 500 0.25 0.00130 0.41 101859 0.023 986 0.39 39.42
10 0.020 2200 0.25 0.00173 0.41 101859 0.025 4574 1.83 182.95
Solve for water piping network as shown in diagram. Hazen-Williams coefficient, C for each pipe is provided in table below.