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Accuracy of Hydrant Flow Tests Using a Pitot Diffuser
Author(s) -
Walski Thomas M.,
Lutes Teresa L.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1990.tb06991.x
Subject(s) - pitot tube , diffuser (optics) , flow measurement , flow (mathematics) , environmental science , acoustics , mechanics , materials science , physics , optics , light source
By using a Pitot diffuser when a hydrant flow test is conducted, the damage caused by water discharging from the hydrant can be reduced. When a high degree of accuracy is desired in the discharge measurement, however, an adjustment in the method of calculating discharge from pressure measurements is required.