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Water Supply - Calculating Expected Demand

Calculating of expected demand in water supply service lines
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The total theoretical demand for a water supply system can easily be calculated by adding all fixtures known maximum demand. Due to the nature of
intermittent use the number of fixtures will unfortunate add up to unrealistic demands for the main supply lines to handle. A realistic demand for a
supply system will always be far less than the total theoretical demand.
The expected demand in a water supply system can be estimated like
qet = qnl + 0.015 ( qn - qnl ) + 0.17 ( qn - qnl )1/2 (1)
where
qet = expected total water flow (l/s)
qnl = demand of largest consumer (l/s)
qn = total theoretical water flow - all fixtures summarized (l/s)
Note that the minimum expected total water flow can never be less than the demand from the largest fixture. The equation is valid for more ordinary
systems where the consumption patterns are more continuously as in
homes
offices
nursing homes
etc.
Be aware when using the equation for systems serving large groups of people where the use is intermittent, like in
hotels
hospitals
schools
theaters
wardrobes in factories
etc
It may be typical for applications like this, like a wardrobe, that all showers are used at the same time. Using the formula blindly would result in
insufficient supply lines.

Example - Main Water Supply to a Nursing Home

If the theoretical demand from all fixtures in a nursing home adds up to 50 l/s and the larges fixture requires 0.4 l/s, the expected water supply
demand can be estimated like
qet = (0.4 l/s) + 0.015 ((50 l/s) - (0.4 l/s)) + 0.17 ((50 l/s) - (0.4 l/s))1/2
= 2.3 (l/s)

Total Theoretical Water Flow and Expected Flow

Expected demand for a supply system at different total theoretical demand can based on the formula above be expressed as
Total Theoretical Demand Summarized
(liter/s)

Expected Demand
(liter/s)

0.2

0.2

0.8

0.4

1.6

0.5

4.0

0.6

8.0

0.85

15

1.1

20

1.5

30

1.8

The maximum fixture load is 0.2 liter/s.

40

2.1

65

2.8

70

2.9

100

3.7

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