Estimation of the benefits yielded by pressure management in water distribution systems

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-77

  Gomes, Ricardo ^a   Marques, Alfeu Sá ^b   Sousa, Joaquim ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Minimum night flow; Pressure management; Water losses

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LEAKAGE; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER YIELD;

EID: 79953851737     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2010.542820     Document Type: Article

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