Operational Effects on Water Quality Evolution in Water Distribution Systems

Water distribution systems (WDSs) are subject to operational changes due to variability in demands, the availability of flow rates, system maintenance and unexpected events. This study aims to assess the behavior of water quality in a distribution network associated with operational changes that the...

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Published inEngineering proceedings Vol. 69; no. 1; p. 30
Main Authors Laura González, Yesid Coy, Dominic L. Boccelli, Juan Saldarriaga
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MDPI AG 01.09.2024
Subjects
black-box models
chlorine decay
water age
water quality
WDS
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ISSN2673-4591
DOI10.3390/engproc2024069030

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Summary:Water distribution systems (WDSs) are subject to operational changes due to variability in demands, the availability of flow rates, system maintenance and unexpected events. This study aims to assess the behavior of water quality in a distribution network associated with operational changes that the system typically undergoes. For this work, two black-box models were compared to predict chlorine concentration at different nodes in a small network and a large network. The model was trained with synthetic data from simulations through the EPANET-Python Toolkit. The results show that the black-box model can be implemented to predict water quality in real time.
ISSN:2673-4591
DOI:10.3390/engproc2024069030