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A. Bhatia, B.E.
Course Outline
This 3-hour course
provides design criteria for estimating potable water use. This course addresses
the residential demands and demands for transitory use facilities. This course
is intended to provide basic information, which may be used for conceptual design
in the absence of any more appropriate information. It is suitable for students,
architects, plumbers, engineers and the facility designers.
This course
includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the
understanding of the course materials.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
In today's buildings,
all occupancies must be provided with a supply of potable or drinkable water
that has enough volume and pressure to make it easily available.
Design of plumbing water system primarily requires estimating the water demand
and selecting equipments associated with potable water system.
Supply plumbing includes all piping and related components from the water source
to the fixtures.
The course is divided into four parts as follows:
Course Content
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Course
Summary
The course presents
the basic understanding of the fundamental concepts of plumbing water system.
The model codes such as UPC, SPC, and IPC provide a simplified basis of estimating
the potable water demand based on the number of plumbing fixtures.
The estimation of potable water demand is based on the probability theory that
has been worked out to predict the mind-set or socioeconomic ethics of the consumers
on water use.
The estimation of 'non-residential' water demand is based on the historical
data published by American Water Works Association.
The recommended sizing of piping system is based on the pressure drop-velocity
criteria. A standard engineering practice for pipe sizing is based on restricting
pressure drop to 5 PSI per 100 ft equivalent length simultaneous with velocity
not exceeding 8 fps. The various other plumbing items such as pumps and storage
tank selection should be based on the peak demand and maximum average day demand
respectively.
Related Reading
Water Conservation
Water is available in abundance and therefore a little attention is paid to
conserve the water. One tends to forget that there are costs associated with
treating water and any wastage has direct impact on the energy and environment.
Potable water systems are also disinfected to make it suitable for drinking.
The regulating agencies are putting more and more emphasis on conserving water
and in some states even enforcing restrictive covenants on the use of water.
A 2-hour course titled "Water Conservation Tips"
provide a glance to conservation practices.
Once
you finish studying the
above course content,
you need to
take a quiz
to obtain the PDH credits.
