Development and validation of a drinking water temperature model in domestic drinking water supply systems

Domestic drinking water supply systems (DDWSs) are the final step in the delivery of drinking water to consumers. Temperature is one of the rate-controlling parameters for many chemical and microbiological processes and is, therefore, considered as a surrogate parameter for water quality processes. In this study, a mathematical model is...

Testing the robustness of two water distribution system layouts under changing drinking water demand

A drinking water distribution system (DWDS) is a critical and a costly asset with a long lifetime. Drinking water demand is likely to change in the coming decades. Quantifying these changes involves large uncertainties. This paper proposes a stress test on the robustness of existing DWDS under changing drinking water demands. The stress test...

Robustness of the Drinking Water Distribution Network under Changing Future Demand

A methodology to determine the robustness of the drinking water distribution system is proposed. The performance of three networks under ten future demand scenarios was tested, using head loss and residence time as indicators. The scenarios consider technological and demographic changes. Daily patterns were simulated with SIMDEUM for each...

Drinking Water Temperature Modelling in Domestic Systems

Domestic water supply systems are the final stage of the transport process to deliver potable water to the customers’ tap. Under the influence of temperature, residence time and pipe materials the drinking water quality can change while the water passes the domestic drinking water system. According to the Dutch Drinking Water Act the drinking...

Flexwater: Inventarisatie van bronnen, berging, zuivering en infrastructuur

De Nederlandse drinkwaterproductie is georganiseerd volgens een succesvolle formule, waarin schaalvergroting en clustering van productielocaties een belangrijke rol spelen. Diverse ontwikkelingen maken het noodzakelijk om de huidige inrichting van de watervoorziening tegen het licht te houden: klimaatverandering, onzekere watervraag, terrorisme,...