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Combined circular sewer, 35 ha

Short answer

Combined Q=0.5921 m³/s at d/D=0.6. Using proportional relations, Q_f=0.8813 m³/s; Manning's with n=0.011, S=1/750 gives D=0.942 m. Provide 1050 mm pipe, resulting v=1.46 m/s (between 0.6 and 3.0 m/s, acceptable).

Calculate the diameter of combined circular sewer with following data: water supply rate = 100 lpcd, population density = 100 persons/hec, peak factor = 2.7, area = 35 hectares, rainfall intensity = 15 mm/hr, slope = 1/750, Manning's coefficient of rugosity = 0.011. The coefficient of run-off = 0.4. The sewer should run 0.6 depth full during peak flow.

Step 1: Sewage flow

Population =100×35=3500=100\times35=3500. Assume 80% of the supply becomes sewage.

Qsew=3500×100×0.8×2.786400×1000=0.00875 m3/sQ_{sew}=\frac{3500\times100\times0.8\times2.7}{86400\times1000}=0.00875\ \text{m}^3/\text{s}

Step 2: Storm water

Qstorm=C i A360=0.4×15×35360=0.5833 m3/sQ_{storm}=\frac{C\,i\,A}{360}=\frac{0.4\times15\times35}{360}=0.5833\ \text{m}^3/\text{s}

Step 3: Combined design discharge

Q=0.00875+0.5833=0.5921 m3/sQ=0.00875+0.5833=0.5921\ \text{m}^3/\text{s}

Step 4: Diameter (d/D=0.6d/D=0.6, S=1/750S=1/750, n=0.011n=0.011)

For d/D=0.6d/D=0.6: θ=2cos⁡−1(1−2d/D)=203.07∘\theta = 2\cos^{-1}(1-2d/D)=203.07^\circ, A/Af=θ−sin⁡θ2π=0.6265A/A_f=\dfrac{\theta-\sin\theta}{2\pi}=0.6265, R/Rf=1−sin⁡θθ=1.1106R/R_f=1-\dfrac{\sin\theta}{\theta}=1.1106, so v/vf=(R/Rf)2/3=1.0724v/v_f=(R/R_f)^{2/3}=1.0724 and Q/Qf=(A/Af)(v/vf)=0.6718Q/Q_f=(A/A_f)(v/v_f)=0.6718 (n taken constant).

Size of the sewer

Discharge when running full:

Qf=QQ/Qf=0.59210.6718=0.8813 m3/sQ_f=\frac{Q}{Q/Q_f}=\frac{0.5921}{0.6718}=0.8813\ \text{m}^3/\text{s}

Manning's formula for a full circular pipe, Qf=0.3117nD8/3S1/2Q_f=\dfrac{0.3117}{n}D^{8/3}S^{1/2}, with S=0.00133S=0.00133 and n=0.011n=0.011:

D=(Qf n0.3117 S1/2)3/8=(0.8813×0.0110.3117×0.03651)3/8=0.942 mD=\left(\frac{Q_f\,n}{0.3117\,S^{1/2}}\right)^{3/8}=\left(\frac{0.8813\times0.011}{0.3117\times0.03651}\right)^{3/8}=0.942\ \text{m}

Adopt the next standard size, D = 1050 mm.

Check of velocity and capacity

For the adopted pipe: vf=0.3969nD2/3S1/2=1.361v_f=\dfrac{0.3969}{n}D^{2/3}S^{1/2}=1.361 m/s and Qf=1.1785Q_f=1.1785 m³/s.

v=vf×(v/vf)=1.361×1.0724=1.46 m/sQcapacity=Qf×(Q/Qf)=1.1785×0.6718=0.7917 m3/s (≥0.5921)\begin{aligned} v&=v_f\times(v/v_f)=1.361\times1.0724=1.46\ \text{m/s}\\ Q_{capacity}&=Q_f\times(Q/Q_f)=1.1785\times0.6718=0.7917\ \text{m}^3/\text{s}\ (\ge 0.5921) \end{aligned}

The velocity at maximum flow, 1.46 m/s, lies between the minimum (0.6 m/s) and the maximum non-scouring limit (3.0 m/s), so it is satisfactory.

Answer: Diameter of the combined circular sewer = 0.942 m; provide 1050 mm.

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