Calculating Pump head excluding the third floor flow rate

The Critical path studied is from the ETS room up to FAHU-1 which has the highest coil pressure drop and the highest flow rate
compared with other air handling units
Fittings losses
pipe size Flow Friction rate velocity Pipe Length Total length(Pipe Total pressure
Section (Inches) (GPM) (Ft/100Ft) (Ft/sec) (Ft)
length+equivalent
drop (Ft)
length)

Equivalent length
Item Quantity (ft) per item
90˚ Elbow 4 25
ETS Room 10 1322 0.85 5.38 84 280 2.38
piping Branch Tee 6 16
Total equivalent length 196
90˚ Elbow 6 25
AB 10 1322 0.85 5.38 Branch Tee 2 16 560 742 6.307
Total equivalent length 182
90˚ Elbow 2 25
BC 10 1287.3 0.8 5.23 Branch Tee 2 16 14 96 0.768
Total equivalent length 82
90˚ Elbow 0 20
CD 10 1081.3 0.58 4.4 Branch Tee 2 16 20 52 0.3016
Total equivalent length 32
Reducer 0 23
DE 8 906 1.29 5.8 Branch Tee 2 13 20 46 0.5934
Total equivalent length 26
Reducer 0 13
EG 6 634.8 2.6 7 Branch Tee 2 10 20 40 1.04
Total equivalent length 20
90˚ Elbow 8 13
Branch Tee 2 8.2
GH 5 433.5 3.16 6.95 Gate valve 2 6 295 451.4 14.26424
Reducer 2 12
Total equivalent length 156.4
 90˚ Elbow 0 20
HI 5 389 2.6 6.24 Branch Tee 2 8.2 79 95.4 2.4804
Total equivalent length 16.4
90˚ Elbow 2 10
IJ 4 289.9 4.58 7.31 Branch Tee 4 6.7 145 191.8 8.78444
Total equivalent length 46.8

AHU Coil and

Refer to the AHU calculation detail 32.2
hook up

Heat
Exchanger & Refer to the HEX calculation detail 30.08
Hook up

Pump Hook Refer to the pump calculation detail 6.4

UP

Total pressure drop in all piping sections and various equipment (Ft) 103.21908

Final pump Head after applying a 10% factor of safety (Ft) 113.541
 Pump hook up is according to this detailed
drawing

pump suction and discharge have the following

Friction
Pipe size rate velocity Length Pressure
Flow (Gpm) (inch) (ft/100 ft) (Ft/sec) (ft) Drop (ft)
475.5 5 3.765 7.6 18 0.6777

Pressure drop is calculated as follows

Equivalent Total pressure drop
pressure Friction (FT)
drop (ft) rate
Item Qunatiy per item (ft/100 ft)
Elbows 90˚ 1 13 3.765 0.48945
flow thru branch 2 25 3.765 1.8825
Gate valve 1 6 3.765 0.2259
Double regulating 1
valve 140 3.765 0.4518
Suction diffuser 1 0.35 psi from selection 0.825
Check valve 1 50 3.765 1.8825
Total Pressure drop (ft) in pump and its 6.43485
accsories
 Pressure drop in the Heat Exchanger & its hook up is
according to this detailed drawing

Supply & return headers have the following data

Pipe size Friction rate velocity Length Pressure

Flow (Gpm) (inch) (ft/100 ft) (Ft/sec) (ft) Drop (ft)
475.5 5 3.765 7.6 12 0.4518

Pressure drop is calculated as follows

Equivalent
pressure Total pressure drop
drop (ft) Friction rate (Ft)
Item Qunatiy per item (ft/100 ft)
Elbows 90˚ 2 13 3.765 0.9789
flow thru branch 2 25 3.765 1.8825
Gate valve 3 6 3.765 0.6777
Butterfly valve 1 0.517
Strainer 1 80 3.765 3.012
Pressure drop through Heat exchnager (Ft) 22.56
Total pressure drop through HEX and pipe
hook up (Ft) 30.0799
 Pressure drop in the Heat Exchanger & its hook up is
according to this detailed drawing

Supply & return headers have the following data

Pipe size Friction rate velocity Pressure

Flow (Gpm) (inch) (ft/100 ft) (Ft/sec) Length (ft) Drop (ft)
222 4 2.76 5.6 10 0.276

Pressure drop is calculated as follows

Equivalent
pressure Total pressure drop
drop (ft) Friction rate (ft)
Item Qunatiy per item (ft/100 ft)
flow thru branch 2 21 2.76 1.1592
Gate valve 3 4.5 2.76 0.3726
Strainer 1 60 2.76 1.656
2-way valve Based on valve
1
control valve selection 9.25
pressure
independant 1 Minimum differential
balancing valve pressure on valve 11.8
According to AHU
Coil pressure 1 selection from
drop Century 7.9
Total pressure drop on AHU coil and pipe
hook up 32.1378