Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@conference {2157, title = {Sistemas de Aproveitamento de {\'A}guas Pluviais em Habita{\c c}{\~o}es Unifamiliares: Funcionamento Hidr{\'a}ulico de um Sistema de Drenagem Sif{\'o}nica}, journal = {Euro-ELECS 2015 - Latin-American and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities}, year = {2015}, month = {2015-07-21 00:00:00}, pages = {1145-1153}, address = {Guimar{\~a}es, Portugal}, abstract = {Rainwater harvesting systems allow the usage of properly collected, treated and supplied rainwater for domestic use in situations without good water quality requirement. To be sustainable, a rainwater harvesting system must be truly ecological, economically viable, socially fair and culturally diverse. The key element for this system is the first-flush device, which allows the deviation of the first rains which carry a significant load of pollutants and are not suitable even for non potable use. This article develops a theoretical and experimental study on a rainwater harvesting system for use in a single family dwelling. The main goal is to describe the hydraulic operation of syphonic drainage systems by the incorporation of a first-flush device in a laboratory installed rainwater harvesting system.
}, keywords = {first-flush device, rainwater harvesting system, syphonic drainage systems}, isbn = {978-989-96543-8-9}, author = {Silva, A. and Lima, M. M. C. L. and Curado, A.} }
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt