Shower head with magic handle
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Shower head with magic handle
Learned a lot from this little project.
A simple showerhead where the water flows through a helix handle.
Tips, tricks and help: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=73331
Freecad and.stl files: https://app.box.com/s/dsrgckno7ibfxf87i4hponklf0idf4j2
A simple showerhead where the water flows through a helix handle.
Tips, tricks and help: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=73331
Freecad and.stl files: https://app.box.com/s/dsrgckno7ibfxf87i4hponklf0idf4j2
Last edited by Kunda1 on Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: fixed typo in thread title
Reason: fixed typo in thread title
Re: Shower head with macgic handle
What a pity that the pressure in my home is so low that a normal shower is always a water saving (and thus energy saving, which is good) experience. I'm afraid that forcing it through the helices will come close to dry clean.
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Re: Shower head with macgic handle
Hi
I'm not an expert in water flow and pressure, but my thinking is
Intake connector hole diameter 8mm = 201mm^2
Helixes: 4 times 4mm diameter = 201mm^2
Head outlets: 30* 1mm diameter = 94mm^2
Given that inntake area is about double the area of the head nozzles, I'd expect the water coming out of the nozzle at aprox double the speed of the water through the inntake. However water pressure is a bit more complex, so how it works in practice remains to be seen.
I haven't actuall printed this yet. Another unknown is that it's now given that a 3D printed part is actually watertight.
I'll update when I have had time to print and test.
I'm not an expert in water flow and pressure, but my thinking is
Intake connector hole diameter 8mm = 201mm^2
Helixes: 4 times 4mm diameter = 201mm^2
Head outlets: 30* 1mm diameter = 94mm^2
Given that inntake area is about double the area of the head nozzles, I'd expect the water coming out of the nozzle at aprox double the speed of the water through the inntake. However water pressure is a bit more complex, so how it works in practice remains to be seen.
I haven't actuall printed this yet. Another unknown is that it's now given that a 3D printed part is actually watertight.
I'll update when I have had time to print and test.
Re: Shower head with magic handle
Very cool! Can you also try rendering this using the Render workbench addon?
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Re: Shower head with magic handle
Have to figure out how that render workbench works, but I printet it and shared it over at Thingiverse.
Video of showerhead in action
Video of showerhead in action
Re: Shower head with magic handle
It looks very nice, congratulations.
Examples of render preview with Blender...
Examples of render preview with Blender...
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Re: Shower head with magic handle
@Lars1976 Great model, really!
For @Kunda1:
Here are some renders with Render WB (Luxcore), varying materials:
For @Kunda1:
Here are some renders with Render WB (Luxcore), varying materials:
Re: Shower head with magic handle
Noice!
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