Impact of storage tanks on energy consumption in municipal water distribution systems

Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers

Volumn 342, Issue , 2009, Pages 158-164

  Ghimire, Santosh R ^a   Barkdoll, Brian D ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY REDUCTION; ENERGY SAVING; ENERGY USAGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; MUNICIPAL WATER; POLLUTION EMISSIONS; PUMPING OF WATER; STORAGE TANK; SYSTEM-SOLVERS; TANK DIAMETERS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 70350158646     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41036(342)16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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