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Apr 26, 2012
Effect of Demand on Energy Use in Municipal Water Distribution Systems
Authors: Santosh R. Ghimire [email protected] and Brian D. Barkdoll [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'A
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Energy use is of growing concern in the world in light of global climate change. Municipal water distribution systems (MWDS) use energy for pumping water. In this paper seven realistic MWDSs were modeled with varying user demands to quantify energy usage. It was found that the relationship between normalized demand and energy usage was linear and the curves for all seven systems analyzed collapse onto a line. In addition, in the range of water conservation of up to 20%, this linear relationship was almost a perfect line and suggested that 14% energy savings was realized by a 20% user demand reduction.
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'A
Pages: 1 - 5
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© 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Graduate Research Assistant, Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept., Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI 49931. E-mail: [email protected]
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Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept., Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI 49931,. E-mail: [email protected]
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