[HTML][HTML] Managing discolouration in drinking water distribution systems by integrating understanding of material behaviour

J Boxall, M Blokker, P Schaap, V Speight, S Husband - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Discoloured drinking water, caused by elevated concentrations of organic and inorganic
particles, is unacceptable. It occurs due to accumulation and subsequent mobilisation of …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamically adaptive networks for integrating optimal pressure management and self-cleaning controls

B Jenks, AJ Ulusoy, F Pecci, I Stoianov - Annual Reviews in Control, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the problem of integrating optimal pressure management and self-
cleaning controls in dynamically adaptive water distribution networks. We review existing …

Temperature diagnostic to identify high risk areas and optimize Legionella pneumophila surveillance in hot water distribution systems

E Bédard, S Fey, D Charron, C Lalancette, P Cantin… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Legionella pneumophila is frequently detected in hot water distribution systems and thermal
control is a common measure implemented by health care facilities. A risk assessment …

Dynamic hydraulics in a drinking water distribution system influence suspended particles and turbidity, but not microbiology

EI Prest, PG Schaap, MD Besmer, F Hammes - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spatial and short-term temporal changes in water quality as a result of water age and
fluctuating hydraulic conditions were investigated in a drinking water distribution system …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal design-for-control of self-cleaning water distribution networks using a convex multi-start algorithm

B Jenks, F Pecci, I Stoianov - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The provision of self-cleaning velocities has been shown to reduce the risk of discolouration
in water distribution networks (WDNs). Despite these findings, control implementations …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay of suspended sediment concentration, particle size and fluid velocity on the rapid deposition of suspended iron oxide particles in PVC drinking …

AS Braga, Y Filion - Water Research X, 2022 - Elsevier
The inner walls of drinking water pipes are often expected to be clean and controlled
surfaces to assure safe water access to the public. However, these surfaces are typically …

Review of applications for SIMDEUM, a stochastic drinking water demand model with a small temporal and spatial scale

M Blokker, C Agudelo-Vera, A Moerman… - Drinking Water …, 2017 - dwes.copernicus.org
Many researchers have developed drinking water demand models with various temporal
and spatial scales. A limited number of models is available at a temporal scale of 1 s and a …

Simulating nonresidential water demand with a stochastic end-use model

EJM Blokker, EJ Pieterse-Quirijns… - Journal of Water …, 2011 - ascelibrary.org
The end-use model SIMDEUM for residential water demand has been extended to
incorporate nonresidential water demand. The model was developed to predict water …

Decreasing the discoloration risk of drinking water distribution systems through optimized topological changes and optimal flow velocity control

E Abraham, M Blokker, I Stoianov - Journal of Water Resources …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
In this paper, a new mathematical framework is proposed for maximizing the self-cleaning
capacity (SCC) of drinking water distribution systems by controlling the diurnal peak flow …

Radial transport processes as a precursor to particle deposition in drinking water distribution systems

P Van Thienen, JHG Vreeburg, EJM Blokker - Water research, 2011 - Elsevier
Various particle transport mechanisms play a role in the build-up of discoloration potential in
drinking water distribution networks. In order to enhance our understanding of and ability to …