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    Acceptable headloss?

    What is an acceptable headloss in a pipe? I am modelling and find a proposed plan to create 17.29 m/1000m of headloss. It is obviously a high value but what standards are typically applied to determine if it is acceptable or not?
  2. edmeng

    Sizing Water Main

    Thanks for the help. So in checking the system, I will check pressures and velocities but is there an "acceptable" amount of headloss before I should consider resizing the line? Thanks.
  3. edmeng

    Sizing Water Main

    I know the demands required for an area that is far away, 12 km and requires water servicing. I want to apprpriately size a water main and am not sure I am doing this correctly (first try). I have used Hazen Williams to calculate the headloss. Now I am not sure how to proceed. I don't think...

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