How does the site operate? The height of the intake and discharge water levels affects the flow through the
pump. This section is used to calculate the static head.
Each combination of input and output levels needs to be entered as a separate
operating condition. The spreadsheet allows you to enter six conditions. Selecting
six points will normally be a simplification of the real system. It is useful to include
the conditions that cause the maximum and minimum differences in levels in these
six conditions. See the diagrams in sections 8.6.4 and 8.6.5 and on the diagrams
page of the spreadsheet for more details about the levels.
5 How does the site operate?
Hours run per year
Level Description
Units
Intake level
m
Discharge level
m
% Time
%
Total
0 %
The percentages need to add up to 100%
Water Levels
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
20
%
40
%
60
%
80
%
10
0%
Pump Efficiency at Operating Points Hours run per year
The typical number of hours that this pump runs for in a year. The actual hours may
vary from year to year.
Level description
Allows you to enter a description. e.g. “Winter Flood” or “Normal Water Levels”
Intake Level
This is the water level adjacent to the pump intake. This should be the level on the
pump side of any weed or trash screens. You will need to use your judgement to
account for items such as changing intake levels as the level in the sump is pumped
down.
See the diagrams in sections 8.6.4 and 8.6.5 and on the diagrams page of the
spreadsheet for more details about the levels.
Delivery Level
The water level at the discharge of the system. For submerged discharge this will be
the water level on the discharge side. For open discharge the level of the top of the
pipe should be used. (Soffit level)
See the diagrams in sections 8.6.4 and 8.6.5 and on the diagrams page of the
spreadsheet for more details about the levels.
Percentage Time
An estimate of the number of pump run hours that are completed at this combination
of inlet and delivery levels entered from 0 to 100. The percentages for all of the
water levels used needs to add up to 100.
Pump Efficiency at Operating Points
This chart shows the calculated pump efficiency of operating the pumping station
with these water levels. This chart is also shown on the pump curves sheet and is
repeated here for quick reference.