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[Calixico]

I was working problems and come acorss the solution to this one and I'm stumped. Can someone please explain to me where the (500/449) coming from. I know they are using the Hazen William Head loss equation and that those values represent the flow rate (but how?). I'm just confused where this is coming from.

Thank you!

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[mrt406]

The equation states there are 500 connections at 1 gpm/connection. This gives you 500 gpm. However, the Hazen Williams equation utilizes cfs (rather than gpm), which is where the 449 comes from. It's a conversion factor (7.48 gallons/cubic foot x 60 sec/min).

Hope this helps!

[Calixico]

The equation states there are 500 connections at 1 gpm/connection. This gives you 500 gpm. However, the Hazen Williams equation utilizes cfs (rather than gpm), which is where the 449 comes from. It's a conversion factor (7.48 gallons/cubic foot x 60 sec/min).

Hope this helps!

Thank you!