Velocity-based self-cleaning residential drinking water distribution systems

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 635-641

  Vreeburg, J H G ^a   Blokker, E J M ^a   Horst, P ^b   Van Dijk, J C ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PWN Water Company of North Holland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discoloured water; Particles; Residential networks; Self cleaning; Water distribution networks; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HOUSING; HYDRANTS; INVESTMENTS; POTABLE WATER; VELOCITY; WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CONTINUITY OF SUPPLY; CONVENTIONAL DESIGN; INVESTMENT COSTS; MODERN BUILDINGS; RESIDENTIAL NETWORKS; SELF CLEANING; VELOCITY CRITERION; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DRINKING WATER;

BUILDING CODE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; FLOW VELOCITY; PIPE FLOW; RESUSPENSION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; COST; INVESTMENT; PRESSURE; VELOCITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77955059468     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2009.689     Document Type: Article

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