Gravity Flow Water System

A main pipeline including a pipe bridge.

Gravity flow water system.

General system design and design parameters i t. 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. If this is your first gravity flow water system and you want to begin designing or check if a design will work keep on reading. The system consists of.

Maximum pressure limits. Gravity flow water systems practical design notes for simple rural water systems contents pagec 1 introduction 2. The following are a list of design parameters that are important in the design of gravity flow water systems. This section contains photographs that detail the construction of a gravity flow water system for 32 families.

Gravity fed water systems require the following. This allows gravity to do all the work of moving the water through the system eliminating the need for a water pump whether mechanical or electric. Condensed from a handbook of gravity flow water systems thomas d. 3 how it s organized.

It consists of a cistern or holding tank at a higher elevation than the point of use. It can be downloaded as a pdf. The taps and valves closed state should be the maximum. Jordan jnr intermediate technology publishing.

Pipeline design 5 summary of suggested design guidelines 19 l 1 3 6 11 2 5 10 18 appendices a. The water source 3. 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.

The exercises follow a logical order for designing a distribution system and increase in difficulty.