Technical performance evaluation of water distribution networks based on EPANET

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 1201-1210

  Muranho, J ^a,b   Ferreira, A ^c   Sousa, J ^a,d   Gomes, A ^a   Sa Marques A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE CASTELO BRANCO   (Portugal)

^d POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

EPANET; Performance assessment; Performance indicators; Water distribution networks; WaterNetGen

Indexed keywords

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

EPANET; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATERNETGEN;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84899682125     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.02.133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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