Thermal Design Project.

Design a Piping System in an Apartment Building

Problem description: you are assigned to design a piping system in an apartment building. The building is 50-ft long, 25-ft wide, and 30-feet tall. It has six rooms with each room of size 2Sft x 25ft x 10ft. Each room has its own toilet, shower and two faucets. The toilet and shower are controlled by gate valves.

A pump is used to send water to all the rooms at a maximum total flowrate of 40 gal/min (when half of the toilets, showers, and faucets are fully open simultaneously). The pump can only be placed on the ground and it has to be at least 5-ft away from the building. Only t-in and 1-in diameter cast iron pipe can be used and only 1-in pipe is allowed in the building. All elbows are 90-degree regular threaded elbows.

Assignment:

1. Design a piping system when the pump is placed at the corner of the building;

2. Calculate the power requirement for the design with all losses considered;