Este trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar a influência de equações explícitas para o fator de atrito f da equação universal da perda de carga de Darcy-Weisbach no dimensionamento de redes de distribuição e identificar as equações que mais se aproximam da fórmula de Colebrook-White. A indicação preferencial do uso da equação Darcy-Weisbach para o cálculo da perda de carga no dimensionamento de redes, que, por sua...
The contamination of groundwater by degradation of buried corpses in cemeteries appears as a common reality in Brazil and worldwide. In the Fortaleza (CE), the Bom Jardim cemetery is a typical example of a contamination threat. The risk is mainly due to the fact that often the population utilizes the groundwater for different purposes. In this investigation, we analyzed the possibility of the Bom Jardim cemeter...
Aquifer contamination in areas near by cemeteries are a common reality in many parts of Brazil e worldwide. This study analyzed levels of microbiologic contamination found in samples of the free aquifer located at the cemetery Bom Jardim in Fortaleza – CE. It was investigated if this contamination was related to the presence of the cemetery. According to the methodology proposed, which took into account the sur...
If inappropriately located or insufficiently protected, the necropolis mean an important problem for public health and contamination risks to aquifers. In Teresina, Piauí, the case of the cemetery Areias, located near the Parnaíba River and close to the water intake for public supply, calls attention to negligence the management of contaminated areas and reflects the current state of aquifers management impacte...