HILAL FOODS ROOF DRAIN

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

 When designing the roof drain system, the engineer must remember that the
roof is being utilized as a temporary reservoir to retain some water. Flashing and
waterproofing should be high enough to prevent any leakage. The engineer must
also provide adequate strength for structural safety.
 In addition the following considerations should be observed:
 On all roofs, use minimum of two drains, if possible.
 On larger roofs, use a greater number of drains as dictated by design layout.
 Limit roof area to 25,000 sq. ft. per weir opening.
 Recommended maximum distance from roof edge to drain is 50 ft. (flat roofs).
 Recommended maximum distance from end of valley to drain is 50 ft. (sloped
roofs).
 Recommended maximum distance between drains is 200 ft.
 Provide adequate flashing at parapets, openings, walls, joints, etc.
 Limit parapet walls or provide overflow scuppers. These should be located at the
anticipated maximum water depth (build-up).

Steps for calculation:

 Area of roof
 Hourly amount of rainfall
 Leader Pipe size
 Area covered per leader size
 Inches of rain and desired flow rate per leader
 Roof drain size and free area
 Allowable gpm through free area @ different height of inches of water
 Number and model of roof drains selected and over designed criteria
 Standards and codes followed

Area of roof = 230 x 50 = 11500 m²

Volume of water flow at 6” hourly rainfall = 11500 x 0.150 = 1725 m³/hr => 7594 gpm

We consider a flow rate of 8000 gpm to minimize the under design rate.
We are taking leader size as 6” and amount of rainfall as 6 in/hr so maximum allowable
horizontal projected roof area is 6800 ft²

Roof area in ft² = 123784 = 125000 ft²

Minimum amount of leaders required = 125000/6800 = 18.3 = 19 roof drains

In our design we have taken 40 roof drains which equals a flow rate of 16960 gpm from
total roof.
Roof drain cover

The roof drain cover shall have a minimum of 100 in² free area upto a maximum of ·250
in² free area.

To get flowrate from free area following formula is applied

Q = 448.2x Cd x A √(2 x g x h)
Where:
 Q = flow rate in gpm
 Cd = Discharge coefficient (0.6 approx)
 A = Free Area in inches
 G = Gravitational acceleration in ft/s²
 H = Water head above floor in inches

When taking free area of 50in² (half immerged in water) and a head of 1 in above the
drain, then flow rate equals to 150 gpm.
To maximize the flow it is recommended to place roof drain on area that is at a lower
level then roof so that the head and water velocity increases to maximize the efficiency
of the drain.

For High capacity roof drain i.e Zurn 101

Discharge GPM Water Depth above drain
471 2.8
667 3.6
817 3.8
941 4.1
1157 6.7
Roof Drain Installation

 Create a square opening in roof (Q-deck) to receive drain assembly. Opening sizes are:
Z100 18" x 18"
 Fasten drain body to deck plate by aligning the four (4) bosses on body and four
(4) slots on plate using bolts provided.
 Put body/plate assembly onto the precut opening in the roof, aligning deck plate
attachment slots in the appropriate position.

 Fasten the assembly to the roof with self-tapping screws (provided by others).
 Attach dome to clamp collar to complete assembly