Pump/Pipe and open channel loop
Pump/Pipe and open channel loop
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I am working on an interactive display for an exhibit at a museum. I am creating a river flow channel. It consists of a re-circulating system with the pump and pipe system under the channel and a close to rectangular cross section for the river channel above.
I need to calculate the pressure drop for the system.
I am trying to size the pump and pipe system.
Any suggestions???
Details:
-10ft long, 2.666ft wide, and 0.5ft deep channel.
-PVC piping
-Required flow rate 0.22 ft/s in channel
-Must be a single phase powered pump
I need to calculate the pressure drop for the system.
I am trying to size the pump and pipe system.
Any suggestions???
Details:
-10ft long, 2.666ft wide, and 0.5ft deep channel.
-PVC piping
-Required flow rate 0.22 ft/s in channel
-Must be a single phase powered pump





RE: Pump/Pipe and open channel loop
A 3",STD piping, 10' long (straight with no fittings) will require a pump discharge pressure of about 34 psig.
RE: Pump/Pipe and open channel loop
Also as I increase the pipe size will this allow me to decrease the pump size?
What equations would I use to calculate pressure drop from the pipe to the channel and the channel back into the pipe?
RE: Pump/Pipe and open channel loop
Here for flow equations.
http://www.lmnoeng.com/DarcyWeisbach.htm
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RE: Pump/Pipe and open channel loop
Disregard the pressure I stated above.