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Piping System Report

Jada S. Simpson (2110585)

School of Engineering, University of Technology, Jamaica

CHE3003: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Ms. Jervian Johnson

December 23, 2024


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Table of Contents

Problem ...........................................................................................................................................3

Schematic of the piping network..........................................................................................................3

ChemCad Simulation………..........................................................................................................5

ChemCad Simulation Results..........................................................................................................5


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Problem

Due to frequent water shortages, you have decided to build an underground water storage tank

that allows you to harvest rain water and then use it later when there is no flow of potable water from

public supply. Flow from the storage tank will be used in the kitchen and two bathrooms in your home.

A pump, connect to the underground tank at 10 ft below its inlet using a 4-inch PVC pipe, will be

used to deliver water to all the areas of the house. The pump should be able to be isolated from the

system. At the pump out, another 4-inch diameter, 2-ft long pipe delivers water to a manifold that splits

the water into three streams that directs water to each section of the house. Gate valves are installed on

each stream to allow for isolation of each of the lines.

Each stream starts with a 3-inch line that reduces to a 1-inch line. The pipe to the kitchen has a

5-ft long 3-inch pipe, and one (1) 90° elbow. This is attached to an 8-ft long 1-inch pipe that has an elbow

and a gate valve. The pipe is elevated to 5 ft above the pump inlet. The pipe to the first bathroom has a

12-ft long 3-inch pipe, and two (2) 90° elbow. This is attached to 15-ft long 1-inch pipe that has an elbow

and a gate valve. The pipe is elevated at 10-ft above the pump inlet. The pipe to the second bathroom has

a 20-ft long 3-inch pipe, and four (4) 90° elbow. This is attached to -ft long 1-inch pipe that has an elbow

and a gate valve. The pipe is elevated also at 10-ft above the pump inlet. The desired flow rate at the

outlet of the pipes is 2.5 gpm.

a. Generate a schematic of the piping network described above

Figure 1 showing schematic of piping network


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b. Use ChemCAD Simulation software to simulate the water distribution system

Figure 2 showing simulation set up of piping network

c. Determine the following

i. Power required by the pump to deliver water to all the areas of the house

8.19861MJ/h = 2.277kW = 50bar

ii. The pump inlet flowrate required to deliver water to all sections of the house

7.5gpm

iii. The flowrate to each section of the house

2.5 gpm

iv. Available net positive suction head (NPSHA)

66.04ft

v. Pressure drop along the inlet and outlet piping

Inlet Pipe: 8.95 bar

Distribution Pipe: 4.81 × 10−5 𝑏𝑎𝑟

Kitchen Inlet Pipe: 1.49 × 10−5 𝑏𝑎𝑟


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Bathroom 1 Inlet Pipe: 2.61 × 10−5 𝑏𝑎𝑟

Bathroom 2 Inlet Pipe: 4.26 × 10−5 𝑏𝑎𝑟

Kitchen Outlet Pipe: 1.60 × 10−3 𝑏𝑎𝑟

Bathroom 1 Outlet Pipe: 2.63 × 10−3 𝑏𝑎𝑟

Bathroom 2 Outlet Pipe: 2.34 × 10−3 𝑏𝑎𝑟

Pressure drop over the house: ≈ 0

d. Generate a report showing the flow and pressure drop information for pump inlet and
outlet streams

Figure 3 showing chemcad report from piping network


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Figure 4 showing chemcad report from piping network

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