1. Continental AG Manufacturing Facility
By: Sam Goodson, Kevin Lis, Todd Hull

2. Tank Specifications
Clean tank: 12’x20’ 1/8” thick, on top of facilities roof
Fill/empty time: 5.5 hours (1 work shift)
Reservoir tank: 4’x11’ ½” thick, inside machining area
Fill/empty time: 30 mins
Dirty tank: 7’x16’ 1/10” out front next to driveway
Fill/empty time: 1.5 hours
Constant flow rate, based on design constraints in Dayton, Ohio
High-density Polyethylene

3. Blind Flange Specifications
A36 Steel
1.5” diameter
0.0121” min. thickness
3 bolts
1/16” bolt diameter
138 psi acting on the flange

4. Pipe System Layout
Section 1: Train car to Clean tank: 73’ of pipe, 1 pump, 4 elbows, 2 valves
Section 2: Clean tank to Reservoir tank: 626’ of pipe, 0 pumps (gravity fed), 1 elbow, 2 valves
Section 3: Reservoir tank to Dirty tank: 407.5’ of pipe, 1 pump, 4 elbows, 2 valves
Section 4: Dirty tank to reclaim truck: 14’ of pipe, 1 pump, 3 elbows, 2 valves

5. Hydraulic Analysis Section 1:
Suction line – Total energy losses: ft
Discharge line – Total energy losses: ft
Section 3:
Suction line – Total energy losses: ft
Discharge line – Total energy losses: ft
Section 4:
Suction line – Total energy losses: ft
Discharge line – Total energy losses: ft

6. Pump Heads Section 1: 1 pump, Pump head = 61.495 ft Section 2: 0 pumps

7. Pipe Wall Thickness Section 1: Max. operating pressure = 21.098 psi
Pipe wall thickness = 0.145in
Section 2: Operating pressure = 0 gage (gravity driven)
Pipe wall thickness = 0.154in
Section 3: Max. operating pressure = 37.8 psi
Section 4: Max. operating pressure = psi

8. Water Hammer Issues
The pipes selected can withstand the over-pressures (no water hammer issues)
Sections 1,3 & 4: Dp = 589 psi
Section 2: Dp = 252 psi

9. Wind Load/Tank Weight Clean tank: Wind load = 2,949.25 slugs/ft
Weight = 2,788.5 lbf
Reservoir tank: Wind load = 0 (inside facility)
Weight = 1, lbf
Dirty tank: Wind load = 1, slugs/ft
Weight = 1, lbf

10. Open Channel Flow Rectangular cross-section Flow rate of 100 gal/min
Depth: 3.5 in
Width: 7 in
Located 1,000 ft off to the right of the plant

11. Supports/Instruments
24 supports on top of the roof every ft with roughly 2 lbf acting on each support (less than 1% deflection)
Mercury manometer used to measure the flow of the pressure differential
1” Flow nozzle diameter
0-8” Manometer scale

12. Pump Characteristics
Section 1: 1.5 x 3 x 9 60Hz 1800rpm Radial flow pump 8.38” impeller 44% efficiency Power = hp
Point of Operation: 48.9gpm 60ft pump head
Section 3: 1.5 x 3 x Hz 1800rpm Radial flow pump 9.75” impeller 37% efficiency Power = 1.23 hp
Point of Operation: 48.3gpm 97ft pump head
Section 4: 2 x 3 x 7.5B 60Hz 1800rpm Radial flow pump 5.25” impeller 53% efficiency Power = 0.33 hp
Point of Operation: 46gpm 23ft pump head

13. Electrical Motor Requirements
1.10 times the power required by the pump (for the point of operation)
Section 1: Power = hp
Section 3: Power = 1.22 hp
Section 4: Power = hp
*Power will vary based on points of operation

14. NPSH Section 1: NPSHr = minimum of 6.018 ft
*These values account for worst case scenario i.e. highest ambient temperature

15. Design Layout