Optimum storage volume of rooftop rain water harvesting systems for domestic use

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 901-912

  Liaw, Chao Hsien ^a   Tsai, Yao Lung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost function optimization; Reliability analysis; Rooftop rain water harvesting system; Runoff coefficient; Urban water management; Water supply

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARVESTING; RELIABILITY; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY;

OPTIMUM STORAGE VOLUME; ROOFTOP RAIN WATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS (RRWHS);

RAIN;

HARVESTING; RAINWATER; RUNOFF; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 4544287331     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2004.tb01054.x     Document Type: Article

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