RWIMI BIFURCATION CALCULATION

Upstream Diameter 1800 mm

Downstream diamter 1100 mm
Difference 700 mm

Select Length of Reducer Pipe = 2800 mm

Tan φ = 350/2800 = 0.125

Tan φ = 7.125 ˚

For this angle, the wall thickness of Reducer Pipe can be selected as
thickness of the larger diameter pipe
Upstream Diameter 1800 mm = 70.86614 inches
Downstream diamter 1100 mm = 43.30709 inches
Difference 700 mm = 27.55906 inches
Deflection angle 52.31˚
Length of Reducer Pipe = = 2800 mm
From calculation analysis sheet the selected
pipe thickness of bifurcation = 24 mm
Head with WH = 96 m
= 0.942 N/mm2
= 136.5 psi

PDV = 18598.6 > 9000

Require crotch plate design
 Crotch plate to be designed using the following GRAPH

From the graph the depth of 25.44mm thick crotch plate with 90˚ deflection
corresponding to 70.87 ID and 136.5 psi pressure d = 33 inches

From the N factor graph for 52.31˚ deflection Nb = 1.1 and Nw = 2.1
Depth of 25.44mm crotch plate with 52.31˚ corresponding to
70.87 ID and 136.55 psi pressure
dw = 2.1*33 = 69.3 inches

db= 1.1*33 36.3 inches

Try1.75 inch thickness 1.75

d= d1(1/1.75) ^(0.917-52.31/360)
d= 0.64931 d1
Correspondingly

dw = 0.6493x 69.3 = 44.99685 inches < 30x1.75= 52.5

dw = 1143 mm
db= 0.6493x 36.3 = 23.56978 inches
db= 599 mm
correponding top depth dt = 15.4 inches From Graph
= 392 mm

Try 40mm thickness

1.65354 inch

d= d1(1/1.65) ^(0.917-52.31/360)
d= 0.67947 d1
Correspondingly
dw = 0..6795x 69.3 = 47.08712 <1.65x30= 49.5
db= 0.6795x 36.3 = 24.66468

Selected thickness 1.75 inches = 44.196 mm

Selected thickness with corrosion allowance = 47 mm

b

x˚
 D= 1800 mm = 72 inches
Z1 = f/sin(θ/2)
f= 15
Z1 = 15/sin 26.155
34

C= 214.64 mm

G= 1882 mm
b= (1882^2+924^2)^0.5
b= 2096.5

C
K
B D

A J O θ
E
I H F

AI 1848
Out side diametres
GF 1148
CD 1148 1143
599
BJ 924 392
Length BO 948.6
OJ 214.64
OE 2096
BK 1882
θ 52.31 26.155
Crotch Plate

a
d b

Front Rear Thickness

a 392 392 47
Crotch Plate b 2096 949 47
c 3239 1548 47
d 2632 2632 47