Predicting daily potable water savings by using rainwater tanks at urban scale

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 350, Issue , 2011, Pages 254-260

  Xu, Hui ^a   Rahilly, Mike ^b   Maheepala, Shiroma ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daily time step; Potable water savings; Rainwater tank model; Uniform scenario; Variable scenario

Indexed keywords

POTABLE WATER SAVINGS; TANK MODELS; TIME STEP; UNIFORM SCENARIO; VARIABLE SCENARIO;

FORECASTING; OFFSHORE PIPELINES; SETTLING TANKS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

POTABLE WATER;

COMPUTER; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRINKING WATER; PREDICTION; RAINWATER; RECYCLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER STORAGE;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84861168805     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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