Caracterización de la curva de consumo diario de agua potable en el casco urbano de la ciudad de Baños de Agua Santa, provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

The present experimental work, is located in the city of Baños de Agua Santa, specifically in the urban area of the city, its objective is to present the curve of daily consumption of drinking water based on the daily measurement of volumes and in this way Provide useful information for future distribution network design and maintenance projects. The development of the present investigation began with the collection of data on the selected area, later the houses were chosen, which would be part of the study through a "non-probabilistic sampling by expert or discretionary judgment", obtaining as a result 100 houses. of which a record of continuous daily consumption was kept for 45 days, a process that was carried out only in the mornings. In addition, through surveys, information was collected about the homes that helped to understand the reason for the consumption that each one of them has. Subsequently, to obtain the hourly consumption, 4 cameras were installed that pointed towards the micrometer in order to keep an hourly record for a full week. Likewise, the values of the pressure with which the water reaches the houses were obtained, some being higher than others. Finally, the information obtained was collected and tabulated, resulting in the average daily consumption that corresponds to 1,345 m3/day (1345 liters/day).