Hydraulic characterization of domestic taps

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
10
Article ID: 
18445
4 pages
Research Article

Hydraulic characterization of domestic taps

Eder Pereira Gomes,Lidiane Dauzacker Gomes,Paulo Sérgio Vieira Filho,Rodrigo Couto Santos,Arthur Carniato Sanches,Ricardo Baréa, Marcelo Tibúrcio Rezende, José Limírio Ricardo de Sousa, Ana Paula Cassaro Favarim, Claudeir de Souza Santana and Thia

Abstract: 

This work was conductedwith the objective of determining the discharge coefficient values and the characteristic curves (flow-pressure ratio) of two models of metallic silver and bronze domestic taps, with commercial diameters of ¾ and ½ inch. Each tap was subjected to 5 pre-established hydraulic loads (ranging from 2 to 30 m). Flow and discharge coefficient values differ between faucet models. The average flow rate of silver and bronze taps is 37.08 and 18.91 L min-1, respectively. The silver tap has a higher flow rate diameter inches (39.10 L min-1). In the bronze tap the flow rates do not differ according to the diameters. The highest flow values were obtained at 30 m hydraulic load, equal to 32.06 and 66.42 L min-1, in bronze and silver models, respectively, in ¾ inch diameter.

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