Available energy assessment in water supply systems

31st IAHR Congress 2005: Water Engineering for the Future, Choices and Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1050-1060

  Ramos, Helena ^a   Covas, Dídia ^a   Araujo, Luiz ^a   Mello, Maria ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Hidropower Company   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Drinking systems; Energy production; Pressure control; Pressure reducing valves; Pump as turbine

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC MOTORS; MONITORING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CONTINUOUS MONITORING SYSTEMS; DRINKING AND IRRIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS; PRESSURE-REDUCING VALVE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; STEADY AND TRANSIENT STATE; TOPOGRAPHIC GRADIENTS;

WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 85084731281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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