Evaluación de la Eficiencia Hídrica del Plano de Presiones mediante un Modelo Hidráulico con el software EPANET, de los Circuitos No. 4 y 6 de la Red de Distribución de Agua Potable del Cantón Jipijapa.

Abstract

In this document, the hydraulic modeling and calibration of circuits No. 4 and 6 of the drinking water distribution network of the Jipijapa canton was carried out, the same as originally estimated unaccounted for average water losses of 78.9%, and that with the evaluation of water efficiency through the regulation of the pressure plane with the implementation of pressure regulating valves, it was possible to reduce losses to 75.3%, which daily represents up to 1,492 m3/day, which is 25% of the production of drinking water from the San Manuel plant, which produces 5,725m3/day daily. When installing the pressure regulating valves, these should be gradually adjusted to the actual operating conditions of the most unfavorable potable water distribution network.