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WATER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION On completion of this module you should be able to. Describe a water supply distribution system describe the components of pipe distribution systems appreciate the Queensland Planning Guidelines for Water Supply and Sewerage design simple gravity and rising mains
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WATER SUPPLY DISTRIBUTIONOn completion of this module you should be able to • Describe a water supply distribution system • describe the components of pipe distribution systems • appreciate the Queensland Planning Guidelines for Water Supply and Sewerage • design simple gravity and rising mains • determine the required storage capacities and location in a water supply distribution
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS A network of pipes & storage tanks to meet demand at satisfactory pressure • Grid or branching layout • Supply zones and storage tanks • Design flow rates
Reticulation pipe networks Branching system Grid system
PIPE APPURTENANCES • Stop, butterfly valves • reflux or non-returning valves • pressure reducing, pressure sustaining valves • pressure relief valves (surge) • air valves • hydrants
Design of Urban Water Supply Schemes • Trunk main from headworks to distribution reservoirs must cater for MDMM capacity • Supply mains from service reservoirs and reticulation network must achieve MH demand • Maximum pressure 80 m head in pipelines • Minimum pressure 22 m (12 m under firefighting)
Some design parameters • Annual demand is the total demand for a community, ML/year • Average daily demand (ADD) = Annual demand/365, ML/d • Mean day maximum month (MDMM) = 1.5 x ADD • Maximum day (MD) = 1.5 x MDMM • Maximum hour (MH) = MD/12 or 2.25 x ADD/12
Design of Gravity Main • Determine the maximum capacity • Select pressure at load centre, check for pressure at high and low points • Ascertain TWL of service reservoir and total losses • Static head must not be excessive. Consider adjusting elevations or introduce break-pressure tank • Design for appropriate pipe diameter through a process of iteration
Maximum capacity This depends on the location of the delivery system • For trunk main from the headworks to the distribution storage tank, the design capacity is MDMM • For other mains and within the reticulation system, the pipe must be designed to carry the maximum instantaneous flow i.e. MH demand.
Hydraulic equations • Use Darcy-Weisbach and Moody equations • Determine the head losses (friction and minor) • Friction loss = f Lv2 /(2gD)
Design of Rising Main • Operating hours must be less than 24 hours • Operating cost and not construction cost may be a significant factor • Pump power is directly related to head losses which increases with the square of flow velocity • Use economic analysis
Service Reservoir Provides adequate pressure and acts as a buffer between supply and demand • Operating storage • Breakdown storage • Firefighting
Types of Service Reservoirs • Surface tank • Standpipe • Elevated tank
Location of Storage ReservoirStorage reservoir is an essential component of a distribution system. A strategic location is important in terms of cost and service • Locate centrally and as close as possible to the area it serves to minimise head losses and capital construction costs • Locate at an elevation (natural or constructed) high enough to provide adequate pressures • To accommodate fluctuation in demand, high and low supply operations regimes are to be provided