- Author
- Wyly, R. S. | Rorrer, D. E.
- Title
- Field Test of Hydraulic Performance of a Single-Stack Drainage System at the Operation BREAKTHROUGH Prototype Site in King County, Washington. Final Report. April 1972-May 1973.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 73-161, May 1973,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- plumbing | experimental design | operation breakthrough
- Identifiers
- simple stack drainage systems; breakthrough operation; waste vent systems
- Abstract
- A procedure for measuring the hydraulic performance of drain-waste-vent (DWV) systems in the field is described, and the results obtained with this procedure in a field demonstration of the hydraulic performance of a single-stack DWV system are presented. Among the most important criteria are trap-seal retention in idle fixtures, ability of the system to resist the rejection of suds, sewage or foul gases due to hydrostatic or pneumatic pressures, absence of cross flow between fixtures, and absence of self-siphonage in the individual fixture traps. Portions of this document are not fully legible. (NOTE: The complete collection of the Operation Breakthrough reports is housed at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Contact the Archivisit at 352-392-6547 for information.)