Energy Audit of Water Networks
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 136, Issue 6
Abstract
This paper presents the energy audit of a water network, which is obtained from the energy equation in integral form, and its time integration extended over a given period (day, month, or year). The analysis allows accounting for all the energy in the system, showing that the energy balance is maintained. This balance can be used to obtain performance indicators to assess the system from the energetic point of view. From these indicators, it is possible to identify the improvement actions that will make the system more efficient. This energy audit requires a previous water balance and the mathematical model of the network, both of which are necessary to know the energy flows through the system’s boundaries.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of the reviewers of this paper, as their comments and suggestions have helped to significantly improve its contents. The writers would also like to thank the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for its support through the Research Project No. UNSPECIFIEDCGL2008-01910/BTE.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 136 • Issue 6 • November 2010
Pages: 669 - 677
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© 2010 ASCE.
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Received: Feb 23, 2009
Accepted: Feb 3, 2010
Published online: Feb 8, 2010
Published in print: Nov 2010
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