Air Valve Calculations (HPR - Gayal)

Sizing for Gravity Flow (Full Pipe Rupture as per AWWA M51 Second Edition):

Minimum Allowable Negative pressure inside the pipeline: -5 psig (-34 kPa - gauge)

Required air inflow due to Gravity Flow following Pipe Rupture can be calculated
from the following equation assuming the HGL slope following the pipe slope:

Pi p
e Sl
ope

ID (mm)= 1990.76 mm
ID (in)= 78.37638 in
C= 130

Case 1: Air Valve Located at Apex Point

Righ
) t Slo
p e (+ve pe (
S l o -ve)
Left

Required air inflow is calculated based on assumed pipe rupture at the greatest
of Left and Right Pipe Slopes

Case 2: Air Valve Located at Increasing Downslope or Decreasing Upslope locations

Left Slope (-ve (+ve)

) R ig Right Slope
ht S e
l ope S lo p
(-ve Left )
) (+ve
 R ig
ht S e
l ope S lo p
(-ve Left )
) (+ve

Required air inflow is calculated as the difference between the pipe rupture
flow between the Left and Right Pipe Slopes

Left side Right Side Gravity Flow Gravity Flow

Air Valve Air Valve
Station (m) pipe Pipe for Left Pipe for Right Pipe
Label Case
slope (%) Slope (%) Slope (SCFM) Slope (SCFM)

AV01 0+210 2.6 -4.12 Case 1 53806.53 67732.47

AV02 1+600 3.15 -6.82 Case 1 59224.80 87144.61
AV03 2+830 2.84 -3.38 Case 1 56235.10 61348.89
AV04 3+690 5.7 -6.56 Case 1 79668.34 85467.35
AV05 4+310 4.61 -7.01 Case 1 71647.13 88350.16
AV06 5+790 3.52 -7 Case 1 62606.53 88287.12
AV07 6+770 5.03 -5.7 Case 1 74839.75 79668.34
AV08 7+460 0.1 -4.29 Case 1 10552.33 69115.74
AV09 9+035 7 -7 Case 1 88287.12 88287.12
AV10 9+916.20 7 -3.27 Case 1 88287.12 60342.35
AV11 10+720 3.04 -6.76 Case 1 58181.53 86760.43
AV12 11+720 3.34 -1.18 Case 1 60984.79 36248.44
AV13 12+350 6.57 -0.35 Case 1 85532.47 19741.60
AV14 12+920 5.18 -6.19 Case 1 75947.45 83022.09
AV15 13+810 6.6 -7.58 Case 1 85727.53 91871.95
AV16 15+220 7.01 -1.62 Case 1 88350.16 42472.31
AV17 18+950 1.55 -7.04 Case 1 41544.56 88539.01
AV18 20+080 1.85 -4.05 Case 1 45387.28 67154.61
AV19 21+620 6.68 -6.7 Case 1 86245.52 86374.54
AV20 22+560 7 -7 Case 1 88287.12 88287.12
AV21 23+720 2.82 -6.79 Case 1 56036.74 86952.73
AV22 26+160 0.63 -0.1 Case 1 26486.14 10552.33
AV23 27+636.50 5.69 -2.17 Case 1 79598.42 49156.19
AV24 29+188.46 0.46 -6.9 Case 1 22632.22 87654.23
AV25 30+105.75 1.65 -6.77 Case 1 42863.76 86824.57
AV26 31+109 0.3 -6.79 Case 1 18277.17 86952.73
AV27 32+880 5.53 -0.75 Case 1 78471.31 28898.74
AV28 34+580 1.25 -4.03 Case 1 37308.12 66988.59
AV29 34+960 3.16 -2.11 Case 1 59318.73 48471.85
AV30 36+940 7 -4.9 Case 1 88287.12 73866.30
AV31 38+680 3.35 -1.7 Case 1 61076.02 43508.37
AV32 40+550 1.09 1.09 Case 2 34838.67 34838.67
AV33 42+420 2.76 -0.94 Case 1 55437.40 32352.83
AV34 44+140 1.43 -1.63 Case 1 39903.99 42603.19
AV35 45+450 7 -2.74 Case 1 88287.12 55236.18
AV36 47+810 1.65 -3 Case 1 42863.76 57797.49
AV37 50+790 1.22 -1.1 Case 1 36857.70 34998.12
AV38 51+650 7 -0.54 Case 1 88287.12 24521.40
AV39 54+724 1.03 -1.91 Case 1 33866.24 46117.42
AV40 56+340 0.34 -2.11 Case 1 19457.53 48471.85
AV41 58+240 0.56 -0.71 Case 1 24971.37 28117.55
AV42 61+090 4.05 -0.18 Case 1 67154.61 14157.44
AV43 62+300 5.26 -5.77 Case 1 76531.67 80156.04
AV44 64+120 5.5 -2.53 Case 1 78258.17 53077.27
AV45 64+880 3.64 -7 Case 1 63664.75 88287.12
sig (-34 kPa - gauge)

Pi p
e Sl
ope

Q - Rupture

at the greatest

ve)
ght Slope (+
ipe rupture

Minimum Required air

available Maximum release
No. of
Design Air pressure steady state capacity
Required
Inflow Rate during flow at the during
AV and
(SCFM) steady state air valve pressurized
Diameter
operation location operation
(bars) (SCFM)

67732.47 24.45 17739.11 354.78

87144.61 25.70 17739.11 354.78
61348.89 25.01 17739.11 354.78
85467.35 23.40 17739.11 354.78
88350.16 22.90 17739.11 354.78
88287.12 23.29 17739.11 354.78
79668.34 24.06 17739.11 354.78
69115.74 24.24 17739.11 354.78
88287.12 23.22 17739.11 354.78
88287.12 22.82 17751.12 355.02
86760.43 23.29 17751.12 355.02
60984.79 24.39 17751.12 355.02
85532.47 24.10 17751.12 355.02
83022.09 22.91 17751.12 355.02
91871.95 22.14 15439.92 308.80
88350.16 20.83 15439.92 308.80
88539.01 18.71 15439.92 308.80
67154.61 18.12 15439.92 308.80
86374.54 17.93 15439.92 308.80
88287.12 18.06 15439.92 308.80
86952.73 18.17 15439.92 308.80
26486.14 18.58 15439.92 308.80
79598.42 17.97 13664.86 273.30
87654.23 17.84 13664.86 273.30
86824.57 17.74 13664.86 273.30
86952.73 17.79 13664.86 273.30
78471.31 16.32 13664.86 273.30
66988.59 16.64 13664.86 273.30
59318.73 16.60 13664.86 273.30
88287.12 15.87 13664.86 273.30
61076.02 14.79 13664.86 273.30
0.00 13.51 13664.86 273.30
55437.40 11.05 13634.67 272.69
42603.19 10.95 13634.67 272.69
88287.12 11.22 13634.67 272.69
57797.49 10.01 13634.67 272.69
36857.70 10.81 13634.67 272.69
88287.12 10.44 13634.67 272.69
46117.42 9.05 13634.67 272.69
48471.85 10.12 13634.67 272.69
28117.55 10.04 13634.67 272.69
67154.61 9.39 13592.07 271.84
80156.04 7.97 13592.07 271.84
78258.17 5.08 13592.07 271.84
88287.12 3.93 14554.59 291.09