In: Civil Engineering
A new 5 km long pipeline connects two reservoirs. The water surface elevation in the upper reservoir is 1100 m and in the lower reservoir is 835 m. The pipeline is 400 mm nominal diameter commercial steel with a sharp-edged inlet and includes the following flanged fittings.
10 - gate valves
19 - standard radius 90° elbows
37 – standard radius 45° elbows
8 – straight (line flow) tees
What is the maximum water flow rate between the reservoirs in m3/s?