Experimental Evidence of the Discharge Law in Private Tanks Connected to Water Distribution Networks. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Marchis, Mauro; Freni, Gabriele; Milici, Barbara
• Is Part Of: Procedia engineering. Volume 154(2016)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 122
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: Tank modeling -- Discharge law -- Water distribution network -- experimental pipe network; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 620.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.07.428
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7058

Abstract

Abstract: In almost all the Mediterranean countries, users store water resources in private tanks usually located on the rooftops. These local reservoirs are usually connected to the water distribution network (WDN). In such cases, network-operating conditions can be far from design ones, thus, specific models have to be developed to correctly simulate the WDN. Here, a new mathematical model able to reproduce the tank emptying/filling cycles is proposed. Specifically, through experimental analysis a new mathematical formulation of the emitter law is proposed.