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📘 Elevation stores useful water energy

Elevation stores useful water energy

lessons

~10 min

to learn

🔬 Science

subject

Adults

level

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What you’ll learn

The tank
Pressure head
Filling
Demand
The network
The standpipe
Fire flow
Pressure zones
Water quality
The loop

Questions this course answers

What creates pressure below a water tower?

Water elevation creates hydrostatic pressure at lower outlets.

What does a pump do in the cycle?

Pumps add energy by lifting water to the tank.

Why does the tank buffer demand?

Stored volume supplies demand when use briefly exceeds pumping.

Why use pressure zones?

Elevation changes the pressure head available to users.

What can reduce pressure as water flows?

Friction and changes in elevation consume available head.

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