Sewage Pipe Hydraulics (Ⅰ)

Circular sewer, non-full flow, n=0.014, filling ratio h>D/2. θ = acos(2h/D − 1).

No. Length L (m) Area F (ha) Spec. flow q Through Q2 Dia. D (m) Slope i (‰) Fill h/D Q1 (L/s) Q3 (L/s) KZ Qs (L/s) θ (°) v (m/s) Q (L/s) ΔH (m) Invert ↑ (m) Invert ↓ (m) ΔQ
Max velocity
m/s
Min velocity
m/s
Design flow ΣQs
L/s
Capacity ΣQ
L/s

Average flow Q3 = Q1+Q2 (Q1 = F·q); variation KZ = 2.7/Q3^0.11; design flow Qs = Q3·KZ. Non-full circular velocity by Manning n=0.014; θ = acos(2h/D−1). Velocity ≥ 0.7 m/s is self-cleaning; capacity must be no less than design flow.