New Challenges in Water Systems

• Outros Autores: Ramos, Helena M. (Editor), Carravetta, Armando (Editor), Mc Nabola, Aonghus (Editor)
• Formato: Recurso Eletrônico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Assuntos: History of engineering & technology; trunk network; water distribution network; resilience; optimization; energy recovery; pumps as turbines; water distribution networks; EPANET; safe water; air valve; CFD; hydraulic characterization; entrapped air; safety of water supply consumers; risk; water supply system; failure risk analysis; decision making model; risk assessment methodology; experiments; ultrasonic Doppler velocimetry (UDV); flowmeters; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); pipe system efficiency; pressure reducing valves; leakage reduction; water-energy nexus; air-water interface; filling; flow; pipelines; transient; water management; reservoirs; hydropower plants; pumped storage power plants; hydropeaking; environmental flows; smart water management; smart water grids; water drinking network; water losses; energy production; pumped-storage; micro-hydropower; water networks; dimensional analysis; pumping system; safety and control; hydraulic transients and CFD analyses; water systems efficiency; new design solutions and eco-design
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New challenges in water systems toward safety, efficiency, reliability, and system flexibility will be fundamental in the near future. In this book, readers can find different approaches that include safety analysis, system efficiency improvements, and new innovative designs. The risk function is a...