Estimation of the benefits yielded by pressure management in water distribution systems

R Gomes, A Sá Marques, J Sousa - Urban Water Journal, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The occurrence of water losses in Water Distribution Systems is inevitable. Knowing that
most of the real losses take place in distribution mains and in service connections, the …

Analysis of pressure management economics in water distribution systems

H Awad, Z Kapelan, D Savić - Water Distribution Systems Analysis …, 2008 - ascelibrary.org
Pressure management in water distribution systems (WDS) is an important issue for water
companies as it can lead to substantial savings. This paper presents a mathematical model …

Cost–benefit analysis of leakage reduction methods in water supply networks

S Ahopelto, R Vahala - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Reducing water loss from water supply systems is often regarded as one of the most
important ways to improve the resource efficiency of water supply services. However, the …

Developing a framework for leakage target setting in water distribution networks from an economic perspective

I Moslehi, M Jalili-Ghazizadeh… - Structure and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Leakage is one of the main sources of water loss in Water Distribution Networks (WDNs).
Although a water utility intends to reduce the leakage to the minimum possible level …

Estimation of distributed pressure-dependent leakage and consumer demand in water supply networks

LS Araujo, ST Coelho… - Advances in Water Supply …, 2003 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The research described in this paper explores the suitability of a method for estimating the
leakage-associated parameters and reaching a more plausible demand description than …

Valve control regulation for reducing leakage

G Germanopoulos - Improving efficiency and reliability in water distribution …, 1995 - Springer
The magnitude of water losses due to leakage from a water supply network, and the
dependence of leakage on network pressures, are discussed. A methodology is presented …

Hydropower potential in water distribution networks: Pressure control by PATs

O Fecarotta, C Arico, A Carravetta, R Martino… - Water resources …, 2015 - Springer
Pressure control is one of the main techniques to control leakages in Water Distribution
Networks (WDNs) and to prevent pipe damage, improving the delivery standards of a water …

Calibration of design models for leakage management of water distribution networks

L Berardi, O Giustolisi - Water Resources Management, 2021 - Springer
Water losses in urban water distribution networks (WDN) accelerate the deterioration of such
infrastructures. The enhanced hydraulic modelling provides a phenomenological …

Optimal assets management of a water distribution network for leakage minimization based on an innovative index

G Cavazzini, G Pavesi, G Ardizzon - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Leakage reduction in water distribution networks is an absolute priority and several pressure
management strategies have been proposed in the literature to tackle this issue. However …

[PDF][PDF] The influence of pressure/leakage relationships from existing leaks in the benefits yielded by pressure management

R Gomes, J Sousa, AS Marques - Water Utility Journal, 2013 - ewra.net
Water loss in Water Distribution Systems (WDS) is now an issue of growing importance and
greater efforts are being made to ensure the sustainability of these public services. In recent …