The extension of EPANET source code to simulate unsteady flow in water distribution networks with variable head tanks

Journal of Hydroinformatics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 960-973

  Avesani, Diego ^a   Righetti, Maurizio ^a   Righetti, Davide ^a   Bertola, Paolo ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

EPANET; Tanks; Unsteady flow; Water distribution network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872406998     PISSN: 14647141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2012.013     Document Type: Article

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