Gravity Flow Water System

The system consists of.

Gravity flow water system.

3 how it s organized. Gravity flow water systems practical design notes for simple rural water systems contents pagec 1 introduction 2. The taps and valves closed state should be the maximum. An intake that is screened from debris and submerged sufficiently to ensure no air enters the pipeline a properly sized pipe diameter considering the pipeline length the elevation difference the energy available to move water and the water flow required.

This book s for you. General explanation of flow. The system cost 130 per family and took 30 people 18 days to build. A main pipeline including a pipe bridge.

It can be downloaded as a pdf. Gravity fed water systems require the following. It consists of a cistern or holding tank at a higher elevation than the point of use. The exercises follow a logical order for designing a distribution system and increase in difficulty.

Condensed from a handbook of gravity flow water systems thomas d. General system design and design parameters i t. Pipeline design 5 summary of suggested design guidelines 19 l 1 3 6 11 2 5 10 18 appendices a. One of the most basic ways to build a running water system is the gravity fed system.

Before the system can be designed the area must be surveyed. This section contains photographs that detail the construction of a gravity flow water system for 32 families. The following are a list of design parameters that are important in the design of gravity flow water systems. The water source 3.

Maximum pressure limits.