The apparent losses due to metering errors: a proactive approach to predict losses and schedule maintenance

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 229-239

  Fontanazza, Chiara M ^a   Notaro, Vincenza ^a   Puleo, Valeria ^b   Freni, Gabriele ^a  

^a KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

apparent losses; private water tanks; unmeasured flow reducer; water meter substitution plan; water meter under registration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922267220     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2014.882363     Document Type: Article

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