MIL-HDBK-1005/7A
Table 3
Industrial Water Requirements
Potable Water - Permanent Installations
REQUIREMENTS
USE
UNIT
MIN
AVG
MAX
gpm/ton
0.05
0.10
Cooling - diesel engines:
gpm/bhp
0.01
0.02
Cooling - steam power
gal/kwh
0.80
1.30
1.70
plants: [1]
Issue to ships - (domestic
uses):
gpm
1,000
single berth
gpm
[2]
2,000
more than single berth
1,000
[3]
[2]
Laundries
gal/lb
3
6
Irrigation
small lots
gpd/100
16
32
ft 2
large areas
gpad
7,000
14,000
Gpd/car
30
50
Restaurants
Gal/
0.5
4.0
Meal
[1] Use as a guide only.
[2] Up to 2,000 linear ft of berthing length.
[3] 500 gpm for each additional 2,000 linear ft of berthing
length, but not exceeding 2,000 gpm.
2.3.2
Treatment Plant. The design capacity of treatment
plants should be able to meet maximum day domestic demand
expressed by Equation (2), plus industrial use demand, assuming
adequate equalizing storage following treatment. Without
equalizing storage, the plant must be able to meet maximum hour
(h) flow expressed by Equation (2), plus industrial use demand.
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