Publisher's Synopsis
The sustainable management of the water resources and a safe supply of drinking water will play a key role for the development of the human prosperity in the following decades. The fast growth of many cities puts a large pressure on the local water resources, especially in regions with arid or semi-arid climate. Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities commercial organizations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Irrigation is covered separately. Water supply systems get water from a variety of locations after appropriate treatment, including groundwater, surface water, and the sea through desalination. The water treatment steps include, in most cases, purification, disinfection through chlorination and sometimes fluoridation. Treated water then either flows by gravity or is pumped to reservoirs, which can be elevated such as water towers or on the ground. Once water is used, wastewater is typically discharged in a sewer system and treated in a sewage treatment plant before being discharged into a river, lake or the sea or reused for landscaping, irrigation or industrial use. Water Supply Systems: State of the Art and Future Trends covers theory and practical application models for water supply systems analysis, including: guidelines for transient analysis, sustainable management of regional water supply systems, and infrastructure asset management. Transient phenomena in water supply systems (WSS), including transmission and distribution systems, contribute to the occurrence of leaks. Transients are caused by the normal variation in drinking water demand patterns that trigger pump operations and valve manipulations. Other transients are categorized as incidental or emergency operations. These include events like a pumping station power failure or an accidental pipe rupture by external forces. A number of excellent books on fluid transients have been written, which focus on the physical phenomena, anti-surge devices and numerical modelling. However, there is still a need for practical guidance on the hydraulic analysis of municipal water systems in order to reduce or counteract the adverse effects of transient pressures. The need for guidelines on pressure transients is not only due to its positive effect on water losses, but also by the contribution to safe, cost-effective and energy-saving operation of water distribution systems. This book also presents a chapter addresses the gap of practical guidance on the analysis of pressure transients in municipal water systems. The sustainable management of the water resources and a safe supply of drinking water will play a key role for the development of the human prosperity in the following decades. The fast growth of many cities puts a large pressure on the local water resources, especially in regions with arid or semi-arid climate. Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities commercial organizations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Irrigation is covered separately. Water supply systems get water from a variety of locations after appropriate treatment, including groundwater, surface water, and the sea through desalination. The water treatment steps include, in most cases, purification, disinfection through chlorination and sometimes fluoridation. Treated water then either flows by gravity or is pumped to reservoirs, which can be elevated such as water towers or on the ground. Once water is used, wastewater is typically discharged in a sewer system and treated in a sewage treatment plant before being discharged into a river, lake or the sea or reused for landscaping, irrigation or industrial use. Water Supply Systems: State of the Art and Future Trends covers theory and practical application models for water supply systems analysis, including: guidelines for transient analysis, sustainable management of regional water supply systems, and infrastructure asset management. Transient phenomena in water supply systems (WSS), including transmission and distribution systems, contribute to the occurrence of leaks. Transients are caused by the normal variation in drinking water demand patterns that trigger pump operations and valve manipulations. Other transients are categorized as incidental or emergency operations. These include events like a pumping station power failure or an accidental pipe rupture by external forces. A number of excellent books on fluid transients have been written, which focus on the physical phenomena, anti-surge devices and numerical modelling. However, there is still a need for practical guidance on the hydraulic analysis of municipal water systems in order to reduce or counteract the adverse effects of transient pressures. The need for guidelines on pressure transients is not only due to its positive effect on water losses, but also by the contribution to safe, cost-effective and energy-saving operation of water distribution systems. This book also presents a chapter addresses the gap of practical guidance on the analysis of pressure transients in municipal water systems. The sustainable management of the water resources and a safe supply of drinking water will play a key role for the development of the human prosperity in the following decades. The fast growth of many cities puts a large pressure on the local water resources, especially in regions with arid or semi-arid climate. Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities commercial organizations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Irrigation is covered separately. Water supply systems get water from a variety of locations after appropriate treatment, including groundwater, surface water, and the sea through desalination. The water treatment steps include, in most cases, purification, disinfection through chlorination and sometimes fluoridation. Treated water then either flows by gravity or is pumped to reservoirs, which can be elevated such as water towers or on the ground. Once water is used, wastewater is typically discharged in a sewer system and treated in a sewage treatment plant before being discharged into a river, lake or the sea or reused for landscaping, irrigation or industrial use. Water Supply Systems: State of the Art and Future Trends covers theory and practical application models for water supply systems analysis, including: guidelines for transient analysis, sustainable management of regional water supply systems, and infrastructure asset management. Transient phenomena in water supply systems (WSS), including transmission and distribution systems, contribute to the occurrence of leaks. Transients are caused by the normal variation in drinking water demand patterns that trigger pump operations and valve manipulations. Other transients are categorized as incidental or emergency operations. These include events like a pumping station power failure or an accidental pipe rupture by external forces. A number of excellent books on fluid transients have been written, which focus on the physical phenomena, anti-surge devices and numerical modelling. However, there is still a need for practical guidance on the hydraulic analysis of municipal water systems in order to reduce or counteract the adverse effects of transient pressures. The need for guidelines on pressure transients is not only due to its positive effect on water losses, but also by the contribution to safe, cost-effective and energy-saving operation of water distribution systems. This book also presents a chapter addresses the gap of practical guidance on the analysis of pressure transients in municipal water systems.
