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Minimum Water Operating Level EL 1.35 m

Level of pipe or bell mouth EL 0.47 m
Floor level of chamber EL 0.00 m should be at least D/2 below bellmouth

Pipe ID, d 305 mm

Bell Mouth diameter, D 489 mm

Q 250 L/s

based upon US Hydraulic Institute Standards, S => 197Q^0.38 - 10 Q^0.52

Smin 1.43 m Note: Independent of diameter

Calculations in relation to pipe diameter

based upon Knauss requirements

Pipe ID, d 305 mm
Vd1 3.42 m/s S
Fr 1.98

Smin 1.36 m D/2

based on USACE EM1110-2-1602

Symetrical approach to intake

Smin 1.03 m

S
Asymetrical approach to intake
Smin 1.37 m

d
Calculations in relation to bellmouth diameter

based upon Padmanabhan requirements

Bell Mouth diameter, D 489 mm
Vd2 1.33 m/s
Fr 0.61

Smin 1.48 m

based upon ANSI/HI 9.8.2.7-1998

Smin 1.17 m

Assuming the maximum sebmergance requirements

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Using Padmanabhan Requiremnts

Q Vd2 Fr Smin Elevation (EL m)
25 0.13 0.06 0.8078 1.28
50 0.27 0.12 0.8821 1.35
75 0.40 0.18 0.9564 1.43
100 0.53 0.24 1.0307 1.50
125 0.67 0.30 1.1050 1.58
150 0.80 0.36 1.1793 1.65
175 0.93 0.43 1.2536 1.72
200 1.06 0.49 1.3279 1.80
225 1.20 0.55 1.4022 1.87
250 1.33 0.61 1.4765 1.95
275 1.46 0.67 1.5508 2.02
300 1.60 0.73 1.6251 2.10
325 1.73 0.79 1.6994 2.17
350 1.86 0.85 1.7737 2.24
375 2.00 0.91 1.8480 2.32
400 2.13 0.97 1.9223 2.39
425 2.26 1.03 1.9966 2.47
M in S ubm ergance W ater Level

EL3.00m

EL2.50m

EL2.00m

EL1.50m

EL1.00m

EL0.50m

EL0.00m
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Discharge (L/s)

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