Mixing at cross junctions in water distribution systems. I: Numerical study

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-294

  Romero Gomez, P ^a   Ho, C K ^b   Choi, C Y ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics technique; Mixing; Numerical models; Potable water; Water distribution systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PIPE FLOW; POTABLE WATER; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

TURBULENT SCHMIDT NUMBER; WATER QUALITY MODEL;

CROSS CONNECTIONS (WATER DISTRIBUTION);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CROSS CONNECTIONS (WATER DISTRIBUTION); FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PIPE FLOW; POTABLE WATER; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; MIXING; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 42449156399     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2008)134:3(285)     Document Type: Article

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