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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437773103321

Autore

Di Nardo Armando

Titolo

Water supply network district metering : theory and case study / / Armando Di Nardo, Michele Di Natale, Anna Di Mauro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vienna : , : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

1-299-19798-1

3-7091-1493-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (94 pages) : illustrations

Collana

CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Courses and Lectures, , 0254-1971

Disciplina

628.1

Soggetti

Water-supply

Urban runoff - Management

Water leakage - Management

Water-meters

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"ISSN: 0254-1971."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Water leakage management -- Water district metering policy and practice -- Design support methodology -- Case study: Monterusciello network -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The management of a water supply network can be substantially improved defining permanent sectors or districts that enhances simpler water loss detection and pressure management. However, the water network partitioning may compromise water system performance, since some pipes are usually closed to delimit districts in order not to have too many metering stations, to decrease costs and simplify water balance. This may reduce the reliability of the whole system and not guarantee the delivery of water at the different network nodes. In practical applications, the design of districts or sectors is generally based on empirical approaches or on limited field experiences. The book proposes a design support methodology, based on graph theory principles and tested on real case study. The described methodology can help water utilities, professionals and researchers to define the optimal districts or sectors of a water supply network.