Nasoni Fountains Discharge Calculation | Groundwater Education and Research Program

Nasoni (nasone singular) are nineteenth century fountains in Rome, Italy that are always running. They discharge cool, clean water for drinking. There are about 2500 of these fountains in Rome. In this simulation you will measure and calculate the discharge of a nasone, and use your calcuation to estimate the total amount of water that all of the nasoni discharge and then make some useful discharge conversions. Watch the video. During the video you will have to record the time to fill a 1 liter bottle of water three times. Then using the form below you will calculate an average flow rate. The average will be used to calculate the total discharge for 2500 nasoni and estimate how much all the nasoni discharge in one day. You will need to have a stopwatch or stopwatch app to measure the time. Then you will convert your answer to discharge units.

Video with captioning

https://kaltura.uconn.edu/media/Nasoni+Fountains+Discharge+Calculation/1_mv2zjd0j

Nasoni Calculator

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Time 1 (Seconds)*
Time 2 (Seconds)
Time 3 (Seconds)*
Calculate Flow Rate 1 (L/s) = 1 liter/time*
Calculate Flow Rate 2 (L/s) = 1 liter/time*
Calculate Flow Rate 3 (L/s) = 1liter/time*
Calculate Average Flow Rate (L/s) = (Q1+Q2+Q3)/3*
Calculated Average Flow Rate (gpm = gallons per minute)*
Average Flow Rate (gpm) = (average in L/s)*(60 s/m) * ( 1gal/3.78541L)
Calculate Total Discharge For All 2500 Nasoni (L/m)*
Average Flow Rate (L/m) = (average in L/s)*(60s/m)
Calculated Total Discharge For All 2500 Nasoni (gpm) =average in gpm *2500
Total Liters in One Day
Liters in a day = total discharge for 2500 Nasoni (L/m *60m/hr*24hr/day
Total Gallons in One Day
=total discharge for 2500 Nasoni (gpm) *60m/hr*24hr/day
Total Cubic Feet in One Day
=Total Gallons in one day /7.48 (gal/CF)
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Narration:
Dr. Gary Robbins, Dept. of Natural Resources and the Environment, U. Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Dr. Darius Arya, Director, American Institute for Roman Culture, Rome, Italy
Music:
Michael Levy, “Ode to Ancient Rome”, http://www.ancientlyre.com/ancient_roman_themed_albums/ode_to_ancient_rome/
Video:
Gary Robbins and Michael Gemmell