Author(s): David Ferras; Jordi Meseguer; Franco Manuel Crivello; Gerard Viader; Luis Navarro
Linked Author(s): David Ferras Segura
Keywords: Transient flows; Water distribution systems; Water hammer; Decision support system; Monitoring campaign
Abstract: The present research work is developed under the framework of TRANSMITWATER (TRANSient Management & mITigation solution for WATER utilities), which is an on-going three-year project carried out by the consortium CETAQUA, Aigües de Barcelona and AQUATEC. The project consists of the development of a Decision Support System (DSS) to reduce pipe failures caused by transient pressures occurred in daily water network operation by water utilities. This DSS encompasses a number of tools for analyzing transient's impact and mitigation approaches, namely a pipe failure tool, an assets life expectancy tool, and an investment planning tool, including a methodology for locating transient pressure sources. The scope of the present work focuses on the later, benefiting on the one side from a monitoring campaign to capture and characterize transient events, and on the other side on hydraulic modelling tools for their description and explanation.
Year: 2025