
114 km
Desalinated water pipeline
The water supply system of Compañía Minera del Pacífico, located in the Atacama region of Chile, consists of a desalinated water pipeline approximately 114 km long, which is responsible for carrying water from the Punta Totoralillo desalination plant to the mine's water reservoirs in Copiapó.
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the hydraulic behaviour of the water supply pipeline.
Location Atacama, Chile
Date: 2009-2010
Scope of the project: Calculation of water hammer and selection of the appropriate ringing for the pipeline