Diseño de un prototipo de una red de distribución a escala para su implementación en un laboratorio de hidráulica.

Abstract

The objective of this work is to design a test bench for a scale distribution network, which allows us to calculate the flows, pressures, in a functional and efficient way, useful for the implementation of a hydraulics laboratory within the Civil Engineering Career. , at the Technical University of Machala. The system has the ability to verify two variables, flow and pressure. To measure the flow that supplies the entire network, a flowmeter was placed at the entrance of the system and for the measurement of pressure, a pipe was left in each node for its visual reading, throughout the system keys were left to simulate the consumption of water in the network. The board is proposed to sit on a base of semi-hardwood pads to help the stability and rigidity of the network, it is thought that in the water demands a container is placed that allows the flow to be measured at each node. The scale prototype model consists of a piping system through which water runs driven by a pump, where the flow required for the distribution network is 0.13512 l/s, obtaining a maximum pressure of 19.9cm and a minimum pressure of 1.1cm.