Question: Problem 9 : Water is flowing at 1 . 2 5 c f s in a 6 - in diameter water main connecting fire hydrants.
Problem : Water is flowing at in a in diameter water main connecting fire hydrants. Pressures and elevations at two hydrants, which are apart, are measured and given below Calculate the HazenWilliam coefficient of the pipe line. Ignore minor losses.
tableFire Hydrant,Elevations ftPressure psiAB
A
B
C
D
In the NCEES Handbook a version of the HazenWilliams equation is provided as pressure. I tried to solve using it but it didn't provide the correct answer. Is the equation wrong or am I using it incorrectly? I keep getting Circular Pipe Head Loss as pressure
where
pressure loss per unit length pipe per foot pipe
flow
pipe diameter
HazenWilliams coefficient
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