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RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS

Design of Distribution Network for Water Supply Scheme at

Pindkepar Village by Branch Software
Piplewar S.K*, Chavhan Y.A**
*Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Manoharbhai Patel Institute of Engineering And Technology,
Gondia ,India
**Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Dept., Shree Balaji Institute of technology And Management,Betul,
India.

Abstract
In the present study Pindkepar village’s Water Distribution Network (WDN) is designed which is located at
district Gondia, State Maharashtra, India. For the design of Pindkepar village water distribution network, study
of present population, population forecast for the three decades, daily water demand, flow characteristics and
also survey of the village is done. with the help of digital global positioning system. From the survey, a road
map is created and also contours, lengths, & elevations are determined. The flow is calculated with the help of
elevation, length & other data. The node no. and pipe no. are done on the road map of Pindkepar village. Water
Distribution Network for the villages is analyzed & designed with the help of branch software.
Keywords: Branch, water distribution network, flow, daily demand, population forecast etc.

I. INTRODUCTION situated on Mumbai Howrah Broad gauge Railway

1.1 Water Distribution Network: Water distribution Line. The population as per 2001 census of village is
network consists of a system of pipes or links through 4280 Souls.
which the water flows, connected together at nodes
which may be at different elevation. A node usually 2.2 Existing Water Supply Arrangement &
has one of the two main functions; it either receives a Necessity of the project: A water supply scheme
supply for the system or it delivers the demand designed for population of 2500 souls for design year
required by consumers. 2031 is there in the village. There is one supply well
of 5 m dia and 10m deep with a switch room of 3m x
1.2 Branch Software: In Branch software, Branch is 3m x 3m size 6HP Submersible pump sets having
used to design pressurized, branched (tree-type, non- 13500 LPH discharge and 59m head is installed on the
looped) water distribution networks by choosing from supply well. A PVC 110mm 6kg/sqcm rising main of
among a set of candidate diameters for each pipeline length 5450m is laid from supply well to existing ESR
so that the total cost of the network is minimized of capacity 80000 liters and a distribution system of
subject to meeting certain design constraints. The PVC 110mm to 75mm dia length 1385m is laid in the
network is characterized by links connected by nodes, village. This water supply scheme is catering the need
which are points of flow input, outflow or pipe of only one third of total village population which is
junctions. Version 3.0 of the software can handle up to not at all sufficient. Secondly the yield of existing
125 pipes. BRANCH formulates the linear supply well is not sufficient especially in summer
programming model for the least cost design, solves season. As the development is very fast and hence a
the model and outputs the design as well as new water supply scheme is urgently needed.
corresponding hydraulic information. Data required
include description of network elements such as pipe 2.3 Proposed Water Supply Scheme: Water in
lengths, friction coefficients, nodal demands and Supply well at left bank of Pangoli river is proposed to
ground elevations, data describing the geometry of the be pumped by means of 10.0 HP (duplicate set)
network, the candidate diameters and their unit costs, submersible pump having discharging capacity of
and system constraints (minimum pressures, minimum 21950 LPH against 63m head, through 150mm to
and maximum gradients). Outputs include optimal 100mm dia DI K - 9 pipeline 9000m in length to
lengths and diameters of pipes in each link, total 100000 liters capacity RCC ESR St, Ht. 12.0 m The
network costs and hydraulic information. water will be supplied from ESR through network of
distribution system & stand posts. Diameter, class, &
II. GENERAL WORK INFORMATION length of pipes for distribution are found to be 140mm
ABOUT PINDKEPAR VILLAGE PVC 4 Kg 834 M, 110mm PVC 4 Kg 1390 M, 90mm
2.1 Pindkepar Village: Village Pindkepar is situated PVC 4 Kg 630 M, and 75mm PVC 4 Kg 5581 M
in Gondia Taluka of Gondia District. Maharashtra. It is respectively.

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2.3.1 Source of scheme: Supply well is proposed on 1] Collection of the population of last 6 decades of
left bank of Pangoli River Pindkepar village.
2] Collection of the existing work data of head work,
2.3.2 Head Works - R.C.C. Supply well with Pump ESR and raw water pipeline.
house: It is proposed to 5.0 m dia 15.o m deep RCC 3] Road map of Pindkepar villages.
supply well with an overhead Pump house of size 3.00 4] Data of previous existing water pipeline.
x 3.00 x 3.00 m The G.L for supply well is 98.085 m. 5] Existing location of ESR.
6] Capacity of existing ESR.
2.3.3 Pumping Machinery for lifting water: A
duplicate set of 10 HP Submersible pumps are 3.2 Population forecast: On the basis of population of
proposed having discharge capacity of 21950 Lph last 6 decades the calculated forecast population of
against 63.0 m head with 100% standby. Hours of 2012, 2020, and 2028 of Pindkepar village is found to
pumping are 16 Hrs in ultimate stage. be 5542, 6737 and 8196 souls respectively.

2.3.4 Pure Water Rising Main: A pure water rising 3.3 Daily Water Demand: The rate of water supply of
main of 150 to 100 mm D.I K-9 pipe of 9000m length 40 lpcd is taken. The daily & gross requirement of
is proposed to be laid laid to carry the discharge of water in MLD for period of 2012, 2020 & 2028 is
0.351 MLD. found to be 0.222, 0.269, 0.328 and 0.261, 0.316,
0.386 MLD respectively.
2.3.5 Elevated Service Reservoirs: An RCC. ESR of
Capacity 100000 Liters having F.S.L. of 121.89 m, 3.4 Distribution System: The network of distribution
L.S.L of 117.19 m and Average G.L. of 105.19 m system is proposed for Pindkepar village from E.S.Rs
with safe bearing capacity of 10 Ton/sqm of 12 m to all the tail ends to facilitate proper water supply till
staging height is proposed to be used. ultimate stage by considering 3 volume flows. For
designing the distribution network the entire village is
2.3.6 Distribution Network: The network of divided into two zones viz Zone I & Zone II
distribution system is proposed for Pindkepar village considering the location & position of existing and
from E.S.Rs to all the tail ends to facilitate proper proposed ESRs. Diameter, class, & length of all the
water supply till ultimate stage by considering 3 newly proposed lines for distribution by using
volume flows. Diameter, class, & length of all the BRANCH software are found to be 140mm PVC 4 Kg
newly proposed lines for distribution are found to be 834 M, 110mm PVC 4 Kg 1390 M, 90mm PVC 4 Kg
140mm PVC 4 Kg 834 M, 110mm PVC 4 Kg 1390 M, 630 M, and 75mm PVC 4 Kg 5581 M respectively.
90mm PVC 4 Kg 630 M, and 75mm PVC 4 Kg 5581 The software had made use of Hazen William’s
M respectively. formula for the calculation purposes.

III. MATERIALS AND METHODS IV. BRIEF DETAILS OF THE SCHEME

3.1 Data collection: For design a water distribution THROUGH DRAWINGS
network of Pindkepar village, the following data were
obtained from MJP (Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran).
4.1 Key Plan: 4.2 Flow Diagram:

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4.3. Distribution Network Drawing of Zone I & Zone II:

V. RESULT AND DISCUSSION: presented results are based on the Branch software. It
A node number and pipe number marking of is also based on forecast population of 2012, 2020 and
Pindkepar villages is represented in Fig 4.3. The 2028. The optimal cost is also given by the software.

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Branch software saves the time and manpower. It also calculates the least cost of water distribution network

TABLE 5.1: RESULTS OF WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OF PINDKEPARVILLAGE BY BRANCH SOFTWARE

ZONE I ZONE II
Pipe From To L Dia Flow HGL Pipe From To L Dia Flow HGL
No. Node Node (m) (mm) (lps) (m) No. Node Node (m) (mm) (lps) (m)
1 1 2 30 133 .048 117. 10 1 1 2 50 104 .069 121.01
2 2 3 114 133 .189 116.10 2 2 3 241 104 .331 120.15
3 3 4 75 71 .123 116.77 3 3 4 169 104 .231 119.62
4 3 5 36 133 .06 116.77 4 4 5 360 104 .495 118.60
5 5 6 37 71 .069 116.67 5 5 6 570 104 .783 117.32
6 6 7 42 71 .066 116.66 6 6 7 295 85 .405 116.18
7 6 8 40 71 .084 116.66 7 7 8 330 71 .453 116.08
8 8 9 50 71 .183 116.66 8 7 9 70 71 .097 115.83
9 8 10 110 71 .093 116.66 9 9 10 240 71 .33 115.79
10 5 11 56 133 .141 116.65 10 9 11 44 71 .06 115.69
11 11 12 86 71 .060 116.54 11 11 12 240 71 .33 115.65
12 11 13 37 133 .090 116.54 12 11 13 72 71 .099 115.54
13 13 14 54 71 .228 116.46 13 13 14 90 71 .124 115.54
14 14 15 138 71 .090 116.45 14 13 15 41 71 .056 115.49
15 14 16 54 71 .012 116.43 15 15 16 210 71 .289 115.46
16 13 17 7 133 .129 116.44 16 15 17 33 71 .045 115.47
17 17 18 77 71 .048 116.44 17 17 18 130 71 .178 115.46
18 17 19 30 133 .117 116.44 18 17 19 30 71 .041 115.46
19 19 20 70 71 .132 116.39 19 19 20 270 71 .371 115.40
20 19 21 80 133 .096 116.39 20 19 21 50 71 .069 115.46
21 21 22 59 71 .147 116.24
22 22 23 90 71 .039 116.24
23 22 24 24 71 .063 116.23
24 21 25 38 133 .075 116.24
25 25 26 45 71 .291 116.18
26 25 27 176 133 .072 116.18
27 27 28 44 71 .048 115.91
28 27 29 30 133 .084 115.91
29 29 30 50 71 .090 115.87
30 29 31 54 133 .078 115.87
31 31 32 48 71 .096 115.80
32 31 33 59 133 .111 115.80
33 33 34 67 71 .069 115.73
34 33 35 42 71 .078 115.71
35 34 36 48 71 .153 115.70
36 35 37 92 71 .099 115.70
37 34 38 60 71 .144 115.70
38 33 39 87 133 .237 115.71
39 39 40 144 71 .099 115.65
40 40 41 60 71 .045 115.14
41 40 42 28 71 .084 115.14
42 42 43 50 71 .168 115.08
43 44 44 102 71 .168 115.08
44 45 45 65 71 .078 115.88
45 45 46 48 71 .141 114.86
46 44 47 85 71 .078 114.86
47 48 48 48 71 .183 114.86
48 48 49 110 71 .433 114.84
49 50 50 260 71 .084 114.83
50 39 51 51 71 .114 114.74
51 52 52 65 85 .444 114.74

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52 53 53 270 85 .153 114.44

53 54 54 93 71 .012 114.66
54 55 55 7 71 .165 11420
55 55 56 100 71 .160 114.17
56 55 57 11 71 .018 114.17
57 57 58 80 71 .132 114.13
58 57 59 12 71 .021 114.13
59 59 60 100 71 .165 114.10
60 59 61 23 71 .039 114.09
61 61 62 100 71 .165 114.04
62 61 63 9 71 .147 114.04
63 63 64 150 71 .249 114.02
64 63 65 16 71 .027 114.01
65 65 66 100 71 .165 114.01
66 65 67 28 71 .045 114.01
67 67 68 30 71 .048 114.00
68 67 69 115 71 .189 113.92
69 69 70 204 71 .339 113.92

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