Transient Modeling of a Full-Scale Distribution System: Comparison with Field Data

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-182

  Ebacher, G ^a   Besner, M C ^a   Lavoie, J ^b   Jung, B S ^b   Karney, B W ^c   Prevost M ^a  

^a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada   (Canada)

^b Usine de Traitement Chomedey Ville de Laval ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer models; Hydraulic transients; Pressure monitoring; Water distribution systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; FIELD DATA; HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS; MODEL OUTPUTS; MODELING PARAMETERS; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; NEGATIVE VALUES; NETWORK MODELS; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES; PRESSURE EVENTS; PRESSURE MONITORING; PRESSURE PROFILES; SCALE DISTRIBUTIONS; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSIENT MODEL; TRANSIENT MODELING; TRANSIENT PRESSURES;

HYDRAULICS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MONITORING; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT;

TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANNING METHOD; SOFTWARE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79952343909     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000109     Document Type: Article

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