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Venturi flow meterSudden reductionGlobe valveHead loss in stratified clean filter bedHead in orifices and nozzlesSALUTAR anaerobic filter
Head losses in non-stratified granular beds
Default

Input data

Temperature

Flow

Smaller grain diameter

Larger grain diameter

Bed length

Porosity

Sphericity

area

Output data

Head loss coefficient

Head loss

Description

Given the water temperature, the flow, the area and the thickness of the filter, the smallest and the greatest grais diameter, the porosity and sphericity of the filter material, calculates the head loss coefficient for a qiven apparent velocity.

References

  • VIANNA, Marcos R. Hidráulica aplicada às estações de tratamento de água. 6. Ed. Belo Horizonte, 3I, 2019.