Impact Coefficient Evaluation for Sensor Location in Sewer Systems
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 149, Issue 11
Abstract
Identification and control of the pollutant load in sewer networks (SNs) are among the priorities for utilities to reduce the impact on water bodies and to individuate the presence of pathogens to prevent their further spread, sometimes through interventions on a social scale. This goal can be achieved essentially through the development of a monitoring system. This paper proposes a backtracking methodology for efficiently planning a monitoring system in SNs assuming steady-state conditions during the analysis. The methodology is based on the calculation of the impact coefficient, which is related to the dilution and decay of contaminants and pathogens in the network, to evaluate the impact of each possible contaminated node on a downstream one in terms of concentration. This information supports the identification of candidate monitoring points, i.e., where to place measurement sensors to ensure complete coverage and control of the network. Additional analysis has been performed considering unsteady conditions for comparing the impact coefficient values averaged over 24 h and those of the steady-state methodology. Results show a similar value between steady-state and unsteady conditions, thus justifying the use of steady-state conditions for the proposed methodology, and also for real practical applications, with a significant improvement in terms both of simplicity and computational time saving.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The University of Naples Federico II supported this research under the project MiMOSAE through the Program Finanziamento della Ricerca di Ateneo 2020 (FRA2020). Valeria Guadagno benefits from a scholarship funded by INPS to attend a Ph.D. course at University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Dottorato di Ricerca in favore dei figli e orfani di iscritti alla Gestione Unitaria, anno accademico 2021–2022).
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection were performed by Valeria Guadagno and Antonietta Simone. Valeria Guadagno performed the analyses and produced the figures. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Antonietta Simone and Valeria Guadagno. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. The funds were acquired by C. Di Cristo.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 149 • Issue 11 • November 2023
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Received: Dec 21, 2022
Accepted: Jun 14, 2023
Published online: Sep 8, 2023
Published in print: Nov 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Feb 8, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Continuum mechanics
- Control systems
- Dynamic loads
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Environmental engineering
- Impact loads
- Infrastructure
- Lifeline systems
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials engineering
- Measurement (by type)
- Mechanical properties
- Pathogens
- Pollutants
- Pollution
- Sensors and sensing
- Sewers
- Solid mechanics
- Steady states
- Structural dynamics
- Systems engineering
- Systems management
- Tension
- Water pollution
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