Evaluation of chlorine decay in drinking water systems for different flow conditions: From theory to practice

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 815-834

  Ramos, Helena M ^a   Loureiro, D ^b   Lopes, A ^b   Fernandes, C ^c   Covas, D ^a   Reis, L F ^d   Cunha, M C ^e  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chlorine residual; Drinking systems; Hydraulic transients; Kinetic model; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DECAY; CHLORINE DECAY RATE; CHLORINE RESIDUALS; COMBINED FLOW; DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW TESTS; HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS; KINETIC MODELS; SLOWING-DOWN EFFECTS; STEADY-STATE FLOW CONDITIONS; STEADY-STATE FLOWS; STEADY-STATE REGIME; TRANSIENT EVENTS; TRANSIENT FLOW; VELOCITY VARIATIONS; WATER SAMPLES;

CHLORINE; DECAY (ORGANIC); HYDRAULICS; KINETIC THEORY; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSIENTS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC HAMMER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; WATER QUALITY;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77349122325     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9472-8     Document Type: Article

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