PARTICULARITIES OF HYDRAULIC CALCULATION OF COLLECTING PREASSURE DRAINAGE PIPELINES

Abstract

A system of two differential equations, which describes the fluid motion in a pipe with a variable flow rate and the conditions for fluid entry through the drainage pipelines walls from the surrounding soil, is considered. It is shown that for the studied case the second term in the original equation can be neglected without a significant error. The system is reduced to a dimensionless form by introducing the original variables. The solution of this equations system is given in a dimensionless form. Two main parameters are used in the analysis: the coefficient of collecting drainage pipeline resistance "ζl" and the generalized parameter "A", which takes into account the structural and hydraulic characteristics of the considered flow. Also, the concept of an infinitely long drainage pipeline or, which is the same, a pipeline with an infinite walls filtration capacity of the drainage pipeline is introduced in the article. It is noted that such pipeline will have a maximum throughput compared to pipes of the same diameter but limited length. Sufficiently simple and convenient calculated dependencies for the determination of the nature of flow rate variation and pressure drop along the length of the pipeline were obtained on the basis of the conducted analysis. Series of calculations of important characteristics for such pipes were carried out on the basis of offered formulas. Corresponding graphical dependencies were built for visibility. In particular, graphs of the flow rate variations at the end of the collector, depending on the design and filtration characteristics of the “soil-drain” system, are presented. Graph, that shows the dependence of the change in the flow rate connection unevenness along the length of the drainage pipeline at various hydraulic conductivity values of the surrounding soil, is important for understanding the drainage pipes particularity. The necessity to take into account the nature of the flow rate connection unevenness along the length for obtaining reliable results when calculating real drainage pipelines is shown in the article.