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and for leg DB h f DB = K LDB Q3 1.852 Substituting the values in the preceding HD equations, we get HD = 500 K 1500 Q1 1.852 HD = 300 K 1000 Q2 1.852 HD = 150 + K 1000 Q3 1.852 Simplifying these equations by eliminating HD , we get the following two equations: 1.5 Q1 1.852 Q2 1.852 = 1.5 Q1 1.852 + Q3 1.852 Also Q1 + Q2 = Q3 Solving for the three ow rates we get, Q1 = 16,677 Q2 = 1000 and Q3 = 17,677 (C) 0.2 K 0.35 = K ( A) ( B)

1.12 Pumping Horsepower In the previous sections we calculated the total pressure required at the beginning of the pipeline to transport a given volume of water over a certain distance. We will now calculate the pumping horsepower (HP) required to accomplish this. Consider Example 1.18 in which we calculated the total pressure required to pump 11.5 Mgal/day of water from Corona to Red Mesa through a 500-mi-long, 20-in pipeline. We calculated the total pressure required to be 12,688 psi. Since the maximum allowable working pressure in the pipeline was limited to 1400 psi, we concluded that nine additional pump stations besides Corona were required. With a total of 10 pump stations, each pump station would be discharging at a pressure of approximately 1269 psi. At the Corona pump station, water would enter the pump at some minimum pressure, say 50 psi and the pumps would boost the pressure to the required discharge pressure of 1269 psi. Effectively, the pumps would add the energy equivalent of 1269 50, or 1219 psi at a ow rate of 11.5 Mgal/day (7986.11 gal/min). The water horsepower (WHP) required is calculated as WHP = (1219 2.31) 7986.11 1.0 = 5679 HP 3960