VIABILIDADE DA COLETA DE ÁGUA PROVENIENTE DE SISTEMAS DE REFRIGERAÇÃO

Abstract

Water scarcity across the planet, along with several other environmental problems, is a recurring issue in today's society. In view of this finding, proposals are needed to enable sustainable development, capable of meeting the current needs of the population, with the guarantee of meeting the needs of future generations. In a clearer way, the aim is to reduce waste through rational water consumption, as well as its reuse, when possible. In civil engineering, air conditioning units are a major vector of waste, which, due to their cooling system, discards considerable amounts of water daily. Considering the large scale of use of these devices, the waste becomes even greater. The work aimed to quantify the condensed water in air conditioners in the Pedagogical Block 3 of the IFGoiano - Campus Rio Verde, to scale and budget the collection and storage system, as well as to advise on possible ways to reuse the stored water. Provisional systems were installed in the chosen devices and the measurement took place 3 times a day for 3 days, thus making it possible to obtain the average condensed volume. The results obtained from the analyzes were satisfactory and through estimates it was observed a large volume drained in the period of one year. Thus, it was possible to dimension the collection and final storage system to be installed at the study site. The reuse of this water can save up to R$380,00 annually and the cost of the system is low considering its financial and environmental benefit.