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11. Vulcan Installation
11.1.2 The water capacity
The maximum water capacity per hour (l/h, m
3
/h, gph or gpm) is the
amount of water that Vulcan is capable of treating within one hour. This
number is largely determined by the pipe diameter itself: The diameter
of the pipe together with the maximal amount of water pressure (usually
20 bar) determines the maximum capacity of each specific pipe size.
unit size
Vulcan
3000
Vulcan
5000
Vulcan
S10
Vulcan
S25
Vulcan
S100
Vulcan
S250
Vulcan
S500
max. water
capacity*
3000 l/h
793 gph
5000 l/h
1325 gph
10 m
3
/h
44 gpm
25 m
3
/h
110 gpm
100 m
3
/h
440 gpm
250 m
3
/h
1100 gpm
500 m
3
/h
2200 gpm
* plus 20% tolerance
Most of the times - especially in private installations your client will
probably not consume the possible max. capacity (eg. Vulcan 5000
with the max. of 5000l/h). However, in certain peak times, this will be
the hourly usage for a short period. The maximum capacity is reached
at the moment of
simultaneous consumption (peak consumption).
For example, a peak moment is reached when the kitchen water is
running, someone is taking a shower and the the washing machine
is in operation.As production processes are carefully designed to meet
exact requirements, it is more common for industrial production lines
to consume the maximum of their pipe diameter capacity over long
periods. For example, in a a production it is more likely that a 4” pipe is
constantly transporting the maximum amount of water – simply because
it has been exactly designed for that.
20% Tolerance
The maximum capacity information is not fixed. With the right installation
setting and with no external factors hindering the impulse treatment,
Vulcan effectively treats up to 20% more water. This means, there is a
20% tolerance factor
.
Example: The Vulcan S25 is designed for a 4” pipe diameter and a max.
capacity of 25m
3
/h (~110 gpm). If the setting is favorable, Vulcan treats
up to 30 m
3
/h (= 20% more).
