Calibration and comparison of chlorine decay models for a test water distribution system

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2301-2309

  Maier, Stefan H ^a   Powell, Roger S ^a   Woodward, Clive A ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorine decay coefficients; EPANET; Network calibration; Parameter estimation; Water distribution system; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DECAY (ORGANIC); DISINFECTANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORINE METER ERRORS; MONOCHLORAMINE;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

CHLORINE; MONOCHLORAMINE;

CHLORINE; WATER DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DRUG EFFICACY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0034119558     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00413-3     Document Type: Article

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