Head loss for PVC pipes conducting wasterwater of coffee processingExperiments were conducted in the Hydraulics Laboratory of the Federal University of Lavras to determine the head loss and the friction coefficients of the Universal and Hazen-Williams equations in PVC commercials pipes conducting wastewater of coffee processing. The results indicated an increase of the attrition " factor f " and, consequently, of the head loss, from 5 to 35% for despulping wastewater, and from 2 to 11% for peeling wastewater in relation to water, for pipes of 75 and 25 mm respectively; the load loss decreased with the dilution of the wastewaters; the coefficient "C" of the Hazen-Williams equation varied from 125 (despulping wastewater and diameter 25 mm) to 148 (peeling wastewater and diameter 75 mm).
friction coefficient; peeling; despulping
