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Una fonte non convenzionale di energia rinnovabile: il controllo attivo delle perdite ed il recupero energetico nei sistemi acquedottistici
No full textIl controllo attivo delle perdite ed il recupero energetico: criteri innovativi di gestione dei sistemi acquedottistici
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Criteri innovativi di gestione per il controllo attivo delle perdite ed il recupero energetico nei sistemi acquedottistici. Un caso di studio.
No full textComparison of bottom-up and top-down procedures for water demand reconstruction
No full textThis paper presents a comparison between two procedures for the generation of water demand time series at both single user and nodal scales, a top-down and a bottom-up procedure respectively. Both procedures are made up of two phases. The top-down procedure adopted includes a non-parametric disaggregation based on the K-nearest neighbours approach. Therefore, once the temporal aggregated water demand patterns have been defined (first phase), the disaggregation is used to generate water demand time series at lower levels of spatial aggregation (second phase). In the bottom-up procedure adopted, demand time series for each user and for each time step are generated applying a beta probability distribution with tunable bounds or a gamma distribution with shift parameter (first phase). Then, a Copula based re-sort is applied to the demand time series generated to impose existing rank cross-correlations between users and at all temporal lags (second phase). For the sake of comparison, two case studies were considered, both of which are related to a smart water network in Naples (Italy). The results obtained show that the bottom-up procedure performs significantly better than the top-down procedure in terms of rank-cross correlations at fine scale. However, the top-down procedure showed a better performance in terms of skewness and rank cross-correlation when the aggregated demands were considered. Finally, the level of aggregation in nodes was found to affect the performance of both the procedures considered
La distrettualizzazione del sistema di distribuzione idrica “Napoli Est”: risultati preliminari
No full textLosses Reduction and Energy Production in Water-Distribution Networks
No full textDuring the past few years, issues concerning sustainable management of water distribution systems have attracted interest through an integrated policy aimed at reducing leakage through a pressure management strategy. Pressure reducing valves (PRVs) are often used in water networks to prevent the downstream hydraulic grade from exceeding a set value, although they must be adequately located to maximize their effectiveness. In recent years, the application of turbines or pumps operating as turbines (PATs) appeared as an alternative and sustainable solution to control network pressure and produce energy. In the present paper, PRVs and PATs were used within a district in a Naples' water distribution network and showed large potential revenues and an attractive capital payback period. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.19435452.0000179. (C) 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers
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