An integrated model to evaluate losses in water distribution systems

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 477-492

  Tabesh, M ^a   Asadiyami Yekta, A H ^a   Burrows, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EPANET; GIS; Leakage; Minimum night flow; Non revenue water; Pressure; Water distribution networks

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDRAULICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

EPANET; GIS; LEAKAGE; MINIMUM NIGHT FLOW; NON REVENUE WATER; PRESSURE; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

FLUID PRESSURE; GIS; HYDRAULICS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LEAKAGE; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; WATER BUDGET; WATER FLOW;

EID: 58549106116     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9284-2     Document Type: Article

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