System curve for open ended pipe system.
System curve for open ended pipe system.
(OP)
I understand how to develop a system curve for a closed water piping circuit, however, I am trying to predict drop in squirt height from a small orifice at the end of a piping run that is supplied with water from a header tank that is draining out (falling head pressure).
My question: Is the relationship between the static head from the tank and the residual squirt height from the orifice linear or parabolic?
In the formula: Head = K.Flowrate*2 used to calculate the system curve, is the head used in the above formula the total head required to push the water through the pipe and orifice and produce a squirt height OR is the head the difference between the total head from the tank and the residual squirt height? Is it possible to develop a system curve using just one operating point? Ideally, once I have the system constant K, I want to graph the Static Head vs. Squirt Height (for varying values of K).
FYI this is for septic system pressure fields fed from a higher elevation by a gravity discharging dosing tank (no pump required).
Thanks, JohnLR
My question: Is the relationship between the static head from the tank and the residual squirt height from the orifice linear or parabolic?
In the formula: Head = K.Flowrate*2 used to calculate the system curve, is the head used in the above formula the total head required to push the water through the pipe and orifice and produce a squirt height OR is the head the difference between the total head from the tank and the residual squirt height? Is it possible to develop a system curve using just one operating point? Ideally, once I have the system constant K, I want to graph the Static Head vs. Squirt Height (for varying values of K).
FYI this is for septic system pressure fields fed from a higher elevation by a gravity discharging dosing tank (no pump required).
Thanks, JohnLR





RE: System curve for open ended pipe system.
The system curve for one operating point is ONLY one point.
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RE: System curve for open ended pipe system.
http://www.freestudy.co.uk/fluid%20mechanics/t2203...
http://www.efunda.com/formulae/fluids/draining_tan...