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We never tried to estimate the amount of water lost every day, but it is
quite a lot, even without buckets etc: children manage to create a lot of
'splash'
We use an automated filling system.
and to avoid visitors standing in the water we have a drain with a wooden
grid to stand on around our water area

Patricia

Patricia Verheyden
manager of exhibits
Technopolis
Technologielaan
2800 Mechelen
tel (32) (0)15 34 20 20
fax (32) (0)15 34 20 10
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http://www.technopolis.be





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Van: Kay Ziff [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Verzonden: vrijdag 21 november 2003 21:16
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Onderwerp: splash


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Have any of you needed to calculate water loss due to evaporation and/or
splashing on an outdoor water feature? Can you suggest a way to estimate
it?

The specific details are that we're planning to have about 200 sf of water
surface on a recirculating flow. Visitors will have access to it, but we
won't offer any buckets, scoops, or other obvious invitiations to pour
water on the ground.

thanks,

  Kay Ziff
  Exhibit Developer

  Bay Area Discovery Museum
  557 McReynolds Road
  Sausalito, Ca 94965
  Phone:  415/339-3922

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