Propuestas de mejoras a los sistemas de agua potable y saneamiento del cantón Cayambe : evaluación hidráulica de la red de distribución el quingo.

Abstract

This project carried out in the Cayambe canton, province of Pichincha, has the purpose of hydraulically evaluating the distribution network "El Quingo" which supplies the following neighborhoods: La Remonta, Nápoles and Portales de San Pedro de Ayora: La Remonta, Napoles and Portales de San Pedro de Ayora. Before starting the hydraulic evaluation, it was necessary to request existing information about the "El Quingo" drinking water distribution network from the Empresa Pública Municipal de Agua Potable y Aseo de Cayambe (EMAPAAC-EP). Once the information was provided, it was reviewed, and it was concluded that the hydraulic evaluation still needed information that was collected in the field. We began with a tour of the storage tank of the "El Quingo" distribution network to learn about its infrastructure and the way it is operated; we also defined the site where the ultrasound equipment was located, which took data for 9 days, followed by a cadastral survey of the existing valves in the distribution network, of which there were a total of 12. We began with a tour of the storage tank of the "El Quingo" distribution network to learn about its infrastructure and the way it is operated; we also defined the site where the ultrasound equipment was located, which took data for 9 days, followed by a cadastral survey of the existing valves in the distribution network, of which there were a total of 12. EMAPPAC-EP delivered a document specifying the design parameters of the "El Quingo" storage tank and the plan of the "El Quingo" potable water distribution network, to which modifications were made to its nodes, pipes and valves were added. The design flow rates were also calculated for each section of pipe in the network, with 356 sections and a total of 20.2 km of pipe. Once the modifications of the nodes and pipes of the plan were completed, the hydraulic evaluation of the distribution network was started, where it was evaluated if it complies with the maximum static and minimum dynamic allowable limits in pressures and the minimum allowable limits in velocities. The current system of the network was also evaluated, with closed valves of the network and flow regulating valves were added to analyze the behavior of the distribution network in a dynamic system. Finally, with the results obtained, proposals for improvements were made for the "El Quingo" distribution network.