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Hydraulic modelling of drinking water treatment plant operations
1PWN Water Supply Company North-Holland, PO Box 2113, 1990 AC, Velserbroek, The Netherlands
2Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Water Management, PO Box 5048, 2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands
3KWR, Groningenhaven 7, 3433 PE, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
4DHV, PO Box 1132, 3800 BC, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
5Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
6Vitens, PO Box 1090, 8200 BB, Lelystad, The Netherlands
Abstract. For a drinking water treatment plant simulation, water quality models, a hydraulic model, a process-control model, an object model, data management, training and decision-support features and a graphic user interface have been integrated. The integration of a hydraulic model in the simulator is necessary to correctly determine the division of flows over the plant's lanes and, thus, the flow through the individual treatment units, based on valve positions and pump speeds. The flow through a unit is one of the most important parameters in terms of a unit's effectiveness. In the present paper, a new EPAnet library is presented with the typical hydraulic elements for drinking water treatment processes. Using this library, a hydraulic model was set up and validated for the drinking water treatment plant Harderbroek.
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Citation: Worm, G. I. M., Mesman, G. A. M., van Schagen, K. M., Borger, K. J., and Rietveld, L. C.: Hydraulic modelling of drinking water treatment plant operations, Drink. Water Eng. Sci. Discuss., 1, 155-172, 2008. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager
