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Suction Baffles Needed?

Suction Baffles Needed?

Suction Baffles Needed?

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How do I determine if baffles are needed in a wet well?  I have multiple suction flanges along 1 wall of a rectangle wet well.  I see how to calculate all the needed dimensions for a baffle, BUT how do I figure if a baffle is actually needed?

thanks

RE: Suction Baffles Needed?

Complex issue.  Follow pump to pump spacing recommendations.  Otherwise, there's no real way to tell other than "feeling" or a CFD analysis.  If you don't get "the feeling" or CFD analysis, put in the baffles and maintain baffle wall minimum distances to each individual pump.

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RE: Suction Baffles Needed?

What size pump units are you talking about -  flow rates / pump or inlet diameter, what is the spacing between intakes, what is the submergence and how far from the back wall are the intakes etc

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