Innovative Systems Design and Engineering
The Head Loss Ratio in Water Distribution: Case Study of a 448-Bed Student Hostel
Abstract
A case study of a gravity-fed water distribution system for a 448-bed student hostel with a reservoir discharge of 4.4 and an available system pressure head of 4m is presented. It was found that the fraction of the total head loss which constitutes that due to pipe fittings in the first index run is 0.423. In an earlier study, graphs of the fraction against available system head for various discharge rates had been published for other water distribution configurations. The predicted fraction from those graphs being 0.425 (which is close to 0.423) the earlier study is given some validity.
Keywords: Loss through pipe fittings, Reservoir elevation, Design flow rate
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