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Manometric head
Manometric head

Input data

Flow

Diameter

Roughness

Upstream water level (EL. M)

Downstream water level (EL. J)

Lenght

Output data

Manometric head

Description

Estimates the manometric head of a pumping installation.

Given the flow of a pumping installation, the extension,, the diameter and the roughness of the pumping line, estimates the manometric head.

Manometric head

References

  • VIANNA, Marcos Rocha. Produção, Reservação e Distribuição de Água. e-book. Belo Horizonte: Bloom, 2021.