HOIST LOAD OF GRAVEL FLUSHING GATE

(A) Design data and condition

Type of gate rectangular gate
Design head (H0) 10.4 m
Type of sealing 4 way upstream
Clear opening 2 1.2 m (WxH)
Manual operating force less than 10kg
Corrosion allowance 2 mm
Water tightness 4 way edge of downstream sealing
Seal height (H1) 1.25 mm
Seal span (B) 2.1 mm
Gate Weight (W1) 850 Kg
Specific gravity of Steel 7850 kg/m^3

(B) Hydraulic load acting on the gate

p=total hydraulic
load in ton
P=1/2(H˳²-H₂²)*B H₂ H˳=water head
H˳ B= seal span
P= 25.65938 ton
H₁

(C ) Bearing Friction Force(Fr1)

Coefficient of Friction 0.3 (for bronze-Steel)
Bearing friction force Fr₁=friction coefficient * total load on gate in operation
Fr1= 7.697813 ton

(D) Seal friction (Friction resistance of rubber seals)

Fr₂=µ*(q+ƍ*b)*∑l
where,
ƍ: Average water pressure 9.775 ton/m^2
µ: Friction coefficient of rubber seals 0.9
q: First compression force 0.03 ton/m
b: Available breadth of rubber seals under
water pressure 0.045 m
∑l: Total length of rubber seals (∑l=H1*2+B) 4.6 m

Fr₂= 1.945283 ton

(E) Buoyancy(W2)
W2=Gate weight/Steel's specific gravity
W2= 0.10828 ton

(F) Downward pulling load at bottom of gate (W 3)

W3= c*H˳*du*B
 Where,
c: Down-pull coefficient 0.3
H o: Water head 10.4 m
du: Effective width for bottom gate 0.21 m
B: Effective length for bottom gate 2.1 m

W3 = 1.37592 ton

(G) Uplift on top seal(W4)

= available breadth of rubber seal under water pressure * head above seal
height * seal span

W4= 0.864675 ton

Hoist load Lifting Lowering

1 Bearing force (fr₁) 7.6978 7.6978
2 seal force (Fr₂) 1.9453 1.9453
3 Buoyancy(W2) 0.1083 0.1083
4 Downpull(W3) 1.3759
5 Uplift(W4) 0.8647
6 Weight of spindle 0.3623 0.3623
6 Weight of gate(W1) 0.8500 0.8500
12.1231 -9.4037
Take S.F= 1.2 14.5477 ton
Selected hoist capacity= 5 tonnes

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Designed By: Rajendr Shrestha
Mechanical Enigineer
Sanima Mai Hydropower
: Input data
: Calculated Values
 HOIST LOAD OF GRAVEL FLUSHING GATE

(A) Design data and condition

Type of gate rectangular gate
Design head (H0) 10.4 m
Type of sealing 4 way upstream
Clear opening 2 1.2 m (WxH)
Manual operating force less than 10kg
Corrosion allowance 2 mm
Water tightness 4 way edge of downstream sealing
Seal height (H1) 1.25 mm
Seal span (B) 2.1 mm
Gate Weight (W1) 850 Kg
Specific gravity of Steel 7850 kg/m^3

(B) Hydraulic load acting on the gate

p=total hydraulic
load in ton
P=1/2(H˳²-H₂²)*B H₂ H˳=water head
H˳ B= seal span
P= 25.65938 ton
H₁

(C ) Bearing Friction Force(Fr1)

Coefficient of Friction 0.3 (for bronze-Steel)
Bearing friction force Fr₁=friction coefficient * total load on gate in operation
Fr1= 7.697813 ton

(D) Seal friction (Friction resistance of rubber seals)

Fr₂=µ*(q+ƍ*b)*∑l
where,
ƍ: Average water pressure 9.775 ton/m^2
µ: Friction coefficient of rubber seals 0.9
q: First compression
Available force
breadth of rubber seals under 0.03 ton/m
b: water pressure 0.045 m
∑l: Total length of rubber seals (∑l=H1*2+B) 4.6 m

Fr₂= 1.945283 ton

(E) Buoyancy(W2)
W2=Gate weight/Steel's specific gravity
W2= 0.10828 ton

(F) Downward pulling load at bottom of gate (W 3)

W3= c*H˳*du*B
Where,
 c: Down-pull coefficient 0.3
H o: Water head 10.4 m
du: Effective width for bottom gate 0.21 m
B: Effective length for bottom gate 2.1 m

W3 = 1.37592 ton

(G) Uplift on top seal(W4)

= available breadth of rubber seal under water pressure * head above seal
height * seal span
W4= 0.864675 ton

Hoist load Lifting Lowering

1 Bearing force (fr₁) 7.6978 7.6978
2 seal force (Fr₂) 1.9453 1.9453
3 Buoyancy(W2) 0.1083 0.1083
4 Downpull(W3) 1.3759
5 Uplift(W4) 0.8647
6 Weight of spindle 0.3623 0.3623
6 Weight of gate(W1) 0.8500 0.8500
12.1231 -9.4037
Take S.F= 1.2 14.5477 ton
Selected hoist capacity= 5 tonnes
: Input data
: Calculated Values