An Experimental Study of Shower Spray Properties and Shower Comfort

DOI

10.2991/icsd-16.2017.79How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Showerhead; Shower spray properties; Shower comfort; Optimum flow rate

Abstract

Shower comfort influences the adoption of water saving showerheads, and thus the implementation of sustainable water conservation programs. This study investigates the shower spray properties of 7 sampled showerheads experimentally and evaluates their relationships with user satisfaction according to shower comfort feedback. The feedback from 30 participants showed that spray force and water flow rate were the two most influential factors determining shower comfort. It was found that if either the spray spread angle (e.g. 17o, 40o), spray coverage area (e.g. 0.122 m2, 0.232 m2) or spray force (e.g. 1.67 N, 2.43 N) was too large, the level of shower comfort would decrease. Moreover, shower comfort may be independent of spray velocity and flow rate.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wing-Kwong Chan
AU  - Ling-Tim Wong
AU  - Yang Zhou
AU  - Kwok-Wai Mui
PY  - 2016/12
DA  - 2016/12
TI  - An Experimental Study of Shower Spray Properties and Shower Comfort
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd 2016 International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 357
EP  - 359
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icsd-16.2017.79
DO  - 10.2991/icsd-16.2017.79
ID  - Chan2016/12
ER  -