OSH 4308 UNIT 6 Hydrostatics and Hydraulics Report

OSH 4308 UNIT 6 Hydrostatics and Hydraulics Report
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Columbia Southern University
UNIT 6 Hydrostatics and Hydraulics Report
Acne Company requires the hydrostatics and hydraulics report, which indicates the pressure loading of water in different aspects of the fire suppression system. In the hydrostatics and hydraulics report, there is the determination of the fluid pressure in the piping system repair, the velocity of water in the water storage tank given different fluid heights, and the residual pressure at point B for the fire suppression system.
Report details
Piping System Repair
The pressure is determined as force divided by area and was determined as 15.17 lb/in2. The liquid is similar to water, and water weighs 62.4 lb/ft 3, and the weight of the water at a repair point of 35 feet above the floor is 3857.49 lb. The area of the pipe is then determined and gives a pressure of 15.17 lb/in2.
Water Storage Tank
To choose the best-suited valve, water velocity at the bottom drain is considered at different heights of water, namely 6ft, 12 ft, 18 ft, and 24 ft. According to Torricelli’s law, velocity (v) is equal to the square root of 2gh, where g is gravity, and h is the distance (Yates, 2015). Earth’s gravity is approximately 32.2 ft/s 2, or 9.8 m/s 2. The pressure is directly proportional to the height such that at 24 ft, the pressure is highest compared to the other three distances. The velocities are represented in the table below.
Height of Water

Velocity (ft/s)

24

39.31

18

34.05

12

27.80

6

19.66

Fire Suppression System
In the horizontally installed piping of the fire suppression system, water flows, and there are different pressures and velocities at points A and B. To determine the residual pressure at point B, Bernoulli’s principle is used and reflects the observation that the speed of a fluid increases when there is a decrease in pressure or the fluid’s potential ...