Canister filtering a sump

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if you are still looking for flow rates you need to say if this is for freshwater or salt, the pressure at the input and output (which is usually atmospheric but your output looks like it is P = rho*g*h) h being height the output is from the water surface. then finally the diameter of the tubes connecting the output to the sump. then you can just use Bernoullis equation and the continuity equation to figure out the flow rates (bernoullis equation is very good approximations, not exact though, but i won't get into that).

Bernoullis ---> P1 + (1/2)rho * V1 + gamma * Z1 = P2 + (1/2)rho * V2 + gamma * Z2

P = pressure
rho = density
V = Velocity of water (for V1 assume large tank and sump pump refills therefore the V1 = 0) your looking for V2
gamma= rho * g
g= 9.81 m/s^2
Z = height, you just need to decide on a reference point, any reference point will work

then the continuity equation is Q = A1 * V1 = A2 * V2 = Ax * Vx

Q = flow rate
A = area water is flowing thru
V = Velocity of water flow

since you found V2 above and you can measure and calculate A2 just use Q = A2 * V2 and with some unit conversion you should be able to get the flow rate in gal/hr
 
just an idea, but instead of coming straight out of your bulkheads with a strainer, why not run a 90" elbow out of the strainer and a short piece of pipe that way you can tilt the pipe up or down to adjust water level in the tank according to how much water you have coming in and leaving the tank.
 
bgcoop8784;3414072; said:
just an idea, but instead of coming straight out of your bulkheads with a strainer, why not run a 90" elbow out of the strainer and a short piece of pipe that way you can tilt the pipe up or down to adjust water level in the tank according to how much water you have coming in and leaving the tank.

This is a good suggestion. That was you can make sure the water level is exactly where you like it.


As far as the pump, just remember that you want to leave a little room for error in your pump to overflow ratio. If one of those overflow strainers were to plug up or reduce flow, you could be in trouble. Just something to think about.
 
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