Implementation of Hydraulic Modelling for Water-Loss Reduction Through Pressure Management

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2555-2568

  Karadirek, I E ^a   Kara, S ^a   Yilmaz, G ^a   Muhammetoglu, A ^a   Muhammetoglu, H ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

EPANET; Leakage modeling; Pressure management; Water loss; Water saving

Indexed keywords

DATA SYSTEMS; EPANET; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH WATER; HYDRAULIC MODELLING; INFRASTRUCTURE LEAKAGE INDICES; MINIMUM NIGHT FLOW; MODEL RESULTS; PRESSURE LEVEL; PRESSURE MANAGEMENT; PRESSURE REDUCTION; PRESSURE-REDUCING VALVE; STUDY AREAS; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATER LOSS; WATER PRESSURES; WATER SAVING;

FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC MODELS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MODELING; WATER FLOW; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANTALYA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

SUID HERPESVIRUS 1;

EID: 84861481796     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0032-2     Document Type: Article

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