Problem: gravity draining tank through sloped pipe, falling head
Problem: gravity draining tank through sloped pipe, falling head
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Hi,
I am trying to model a detention basin as a rectangular tank with a sloped discharge pipe on the bottom. I would like to know the required time for the tank to empty when drained from full. I understand that I need to set up the Bernoulli equation with the Darcy-Weisbach equation and integrate it over the boundary conditions and solve for t, but I am strugling with it. Given are the tank dimensions, pipe material, length, diameter, and fall. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I am trying to model a detention basin as a rectangular tank with a sloped discharge pipe on the bottom. I would like to know the required time for the tank to empty when drained from full. I understand that I need to set up the Bernoulli equation with the Darcy-Weisbach equation and integrate it over the boundary conditions and solve for t, but I am strugling with it. Given are the tank dimensions, pipe material, length, diameter, and fall. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.





RE: Problem: gravity draining tank through sloped pipe, falling head
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RE: Problem: gravity draining tank through sloped pipe, falling head
you will need the
discharge rating curve
storage rating curve and
inflow hydrograph (if any)
RE: Problem: gravity draining tank through sloped pipe, falling head
You've got valid input from posts above.
The link below reports some practical examples worked out, which could help you.
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RE: Problem: gravity draining tank through sloped pipe, falling head
By Jack B. Evett, Cheng Liu):
Hope this would help.