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TABLE B8.7 Typical Water Flow Velocities

Condenser pump suction 3 ft/s (1 m/s)

Condenser pump discharge 10 ft/s (3 m/s)
Booster pump discharge 10 ft/s (3 m/s)
Feed pump suction (no deaerator) 10 ft/s (3 m/s)
(For systems with deaerators, the downcomer sizes should be
optimized with a pump NPSH decay in mindsee section
Transient Flow Analysis)
Feed pump discharge 2025 ft/s (67.5 m/s)
Circulating water system 9 ft/s (3 m/s)
General service 510 ft/s (1.53 m/s)

Source: Stone & Webster

general arrangement drawings have been issued. The initial analysis proceeds as
follows:

1. Issue the system description and general arrangement drawings.

2. Develop a preliminary piping layout based on P&IDs and general arrange-
ment drawings.
3. Determine the system operating mode or modes (valve lineup, number of pumps,
etc.) which are critical for equipment purchase.
4. Calculate the pressure drop in the piping for design ow rates.
5. Develop a system resistance curve.
6. Calculate the ow balance in branching systems.
7. Revise the system description (if required) to achieve desired system ow
balance.
8. Develop a revised system resistance curve (if required).
9. Calculate values of parameters required for the purchase of system components
(pump head, system pressures, control valve pressure drop, etc.).

The nal steady-state hydraulic analysis of a system is usually performed after

major equipment has been purchased and piping drawings have been prepared. This
analysis is to conrm acceptable operation for all operating modes by reconciling the
as-built piping and installed equipment with the initial analysis.
The nal analysis proceeds as follows:
1. Determine the pressure drop in the system based on piping drawings and equip-
ment suppliers data for design ow rates (if required).
2. Develop system resistance curves (if required).
3. Plot pump curves on the system resistance curve to determine the system ow
rates.
4. Compare design ow rates with calculated ow rates for all operating modes.

Due to problems which occur during construction, the as-built drawings often
differ from the piping drawings. In most instances, these changes are minor and
do not affect the results of the analysis. Should any major changes occur during
construction, the effect on the analysis results would need to be evaluated.