Experimental investigation for local tank inflow model

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 656-663

  De Marchis, M ^a   Fontanazza, C M ^a   Freni, G ^a   Milici, B ^a   Puleo, V ^a  

^a KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Float valve; Laboratory tests; Local tank modelling

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER METERS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

APPARENT LOSS; ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOATING BALLS; INFLOW MODELING; LABORATORY TEST; OPERATING CONDITION; VALVE CHARACTERISTICS;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

EID: 84949117441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18777058     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.11.491     Document Type: Conference Paper

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