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http://dx.doi.org/10.7735/ksmte.2012.21.6.946

A Study on Development of High Efficiency Toilets with VOF Numerical Analysis  

An, Il Yong (공주대학교 대학원 기계공학과)
Lee, Young Lim (공주대학교 기계자동차공학부)
Jo, Woo Suck (한국세라믹기술원 도자세라믹센터)
Kim, Jin Ho (한국세라믹기술원 도자세라믹센터)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers / v.21, no.6, 2012 , pp. 946-953 More about this Journal
Abstract
When water shortage has been getting worse recently, toilet water-saving is one of the most effective way to solve the water shortage. Therefore, in this study, toilet flushing performance was investigated with VOF(Volume Of Fluid) model to obtain the basic design data for the development of high-efficiency toilets. The result showed that the shorter trapway, the longer the flushing duration time. However, the shorter trapway is found to have disadvantage in exhausting dirt due to relatively weak siphon and higher curvature. Since the remaining water in a trapway appears to help siphon, it is also an important factor in developing high-efficiency toilets. Although higher water level in the water tank shows better performance in flushing, lower water level is preferred to save water. Too low water level may cause dirt to clog the trapway due to relatively weak siphon.
Keywords
Toilets; VOF; Water saving; High efficiency; CFD;
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