A channel drain is a linear drain that moves water through an underground drainage system. It collects and disperses the runoff over a large area, often along a driveway or patio for water to exit and discharge to an existing drainage system.
Channel drains are constructed along driveways, patios and other outdoor areas. When excessive water gets accumulated in these outdoor areas, they make way for water to exit these areas and discharge into the existent main drainage system.
This is why they serve as the right choice for outdoor spaces prone to rainwater accumulation. The drain may be made using concrete, polymers or metals.
The length of channel drains is their distinguishing feature. They sport a decent length and comparatively narrow width. The size of channel drains ranges from 1 inch to 2 feet in width. These drains reach up to 4 feet in depth simplifying the purpose of immediate surface draining. These are typically useful in outdoor areas, industrial spaces, urban landscapes, airports and a variety of different spaces. The installation procedure is very labor intensive when it comes to channel drains. However, if a careful choice of design and space is made, channel drains can prove to be excellent solutions to drainage problems.
Mtiririko wa mfereji ni mfereji wa mstari ambao husafirisha maji kupitia mfumo wa mifereji ya chini ya ardhi. Mto huo hukusanya na kutawanya maji kwenye eneo kubwa, mara nyingi kwenye barabara au kwenye ua ili maji yatoke na kutiririka kwenye mfumo wa mifereji ya maji. Mito ya mifereji ya maji hujengwa kando ya barabara, vyumba vya kulala, na maeneo mengine ya nje. Wakati maji mengi yanapokusanyika katika maeneo haya ya nje, wao hufanya njia kwa maji kuondoka maeneo haya na kutolewa katika mfumo wa mifereji ya maji ya msingi iliyopo. Hii ndiyo sababu wao hutumika kama chaguo sahihi kwa ajili ya nafasi za nje prone kwa mkusanyiko wa maji ya mvua. Mtiririko wa maji unaweza kufanywa kwa kutumia saruji, polima au metali. Urefu wa mifereji ya maji ni sifa yao ya kutofautisha. Wao huonyesha urefu mzuri na upana mwembamba kwa kulinganisha. Ukubwa wa mifereji ya maji ya mfereji ni kuanzia inchi moja hadi futi mbili kwa upana. Matofali haya hufikia kina cha mita 4 na hivyo kurahisisha kusudi la kutengeneza maji ya uso mara moja. Hizi ni kawaida muhimu katika maeneo ya nje, nafasi za viwanda, mandhari ya mijini, viwanja vya ndege na aina ya nafasi tofauti. Utaratibu wa kuweka mifereji ni wenye kuchanganya sana wakati wa kutengeneza mifereji ya maji. Hata hivyo, ikiwa umebuniwa kwa uangalifu na umechaguliwa kwa uangalifu, mifereji ya maji yaweza kuwa suluhisho bora la matatizo ya mifereji ya maji.