Reliability and statistical assessment of methods for pipe network analysis

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1481-1490

  Oke, I A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Discharges; Friction factor; Head loss; Pipe network analysis; Pressures; Validity

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RELIABILITY THEORY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ACCURACY; FRICTION FACTOR; HEAD LOSS; LINEAR THEORY; PIPE NETWORK ANALYSIS;

WATER PIPING SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FLOW RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 37149020370     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0001     Document Type: Article

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