Analysis of different criteria to size rainwater storage tanks using detailed methods

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Santos, C ^a   Taveira Pinto, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Economical assessment; Payback time; Rainwater harvesting; Sustainable water use; Tank sizing

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICAL ASSESSMENT; PAYBACK TIME; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; SUSTAINABLE WATER USE; TANK SIZING;

BUILDINGS; DIGITAL STORAGE; EFFICIENCY; INVESTMENTS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

RAIN;

RAIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RAINWATER; STORAGE TANK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER USE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; RAINWATER STORAGE TANK SIZE; RECYCLING; STORAGE; TANK; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

GERMANY; PORTUGAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84872238980     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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