Hervás, M.; Martínez-Alzamora, F.; Conejos, P. Analysis of the Evolution of Water Quality in Tanks According to the Connections and Operation Mode: Application to the Most Suitable Design. Water2024, 16, 1265.
Hervás, M.; Martínez-Alzamora, F.; Conejos, P. Analysis of the Evolution of Water Quality in Tanks According to the Connections and Operation Mode: Application to the Most Suitable Design. Water 2024, 16, 1265.
Hervás, M.; Martínez-Alzamora, F.; Conejos, P. Analysis of the Evolution of Water Quality in Tanks According to the Connections and Operation Mode: Application to the Most Suitable Design. Water2024, 16, 1265.
Hervás, M.; Martínez-Alzamora, F.; Conejos, P. Analysis of the Evolution of Water Quality in Tanks According to the Connections and Operation Mode: Application to the Most Suitable Design. Water 2024, 16, 1265.
Abstract
The analysis and simulation of water quality in distribution networks is a complex issue of great concern today. The analysis of the evolution of water age, as a simple indicator of water quality in the network, is of great interest in both design and operation phases. Understanding the factors that have the strongest influence on water quality is key to developing adequate strategies aimed at preserving it. This paper firstly analyses the factors with biggest influence in the tanks water age, to support the selection of the most appropriate configuration from the point of view of water quality during design phases. Then, the main considerations when modelling tanks following the different mixing models considered in Epanet have been presented. Also, a real tank behaviour has been characterised through field measurements and Epanet simulations in order to determine the best fitted mixing model.
Keywords
Simulation; water quality; water age; storage tanks; hydraulic networks
Subject
Engineering, Civil Engineering
Copyright:
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