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Fresh Water - Daily Demand Estimate

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Daily fresh-water demand by crew + technical uses - basis for sizing the fresh-water generator duty and the holding-tank capacity.

Formula

$$ Q_{fw} = \text{POB} \cdot q_{pc} + Q_{tech} + Q_{laundry} $$

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$POB$Persons on boardpaxmuster list
$q_{pc}$Per-capita consumptionL/dayMLC 2006

Sources

  • MLC 2006 - Title 3.