Evolución de pérdidas aparentes y reales en una zona de red de distribución de agua potable de la ciudad de Guayaquil posterior a la renovación de redes.

Abstract

Fresh water is the main importance for the well-being and development of the human being; however, it is a limited resource. Approximately 30% to 40% of the water that is injected into a system is lost, that is not registered or invoiced. This creates an economic problem for the water company of any city or any country. The objective for this study and research project is to estimate the real and apparent losses in the system of a sector in the Guayaquil City, based on real values of authorized consumption that already appear in the database of the water operating entity. The main system is approximately six years old. For this purpose, it will be possible to obtain the causes after renovation mainly that had made an increase in the measurements on site is generated.