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FURNASS, W. R, COLLINS, R. P, HUSBAND, P. S, SHARPE, Rebecca, MOUNCE, S. R and BOXALL, J. B (2014). Modelling both the continual erosion and regeneration of discolouration material in drinking water distribution systems. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 14 (1), 81-90.
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Abstract
The erosion of the cohesive layers of particulate matter that causes discolouration in water distribution system mains has previously been modelled using the Prediction of Discolouration in Distribution Systems (PODDS) model. When first proposed, PODDS featured an unvalidated means by which material regeneration on pipe walls could be simulated. Field and laboratory studies of material regeneration have yielded data that suggest that the PODDS formulations incorrectly model these processes. A new model is proposed to overcome this shortcoming. It tracks the relative amount of discolouration material that is bound to the pipe wall over time at each of a number of shear strengths. The model formulations and a mass transport model have been encoded as software, which has been used to verify the model’s constructs and undertake sensitivity analyses. The new formulations for regeneration are conceptually consistent with field and laboratory observed data and has potential value in the proactive management of water distribution systems, such as evaluating change in discolouration risk and planning timely interventions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Discolouration, distribution networks, water quality modelling |
| Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Humanities Research Centre |
| Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities > Department of Natural and Build Environment |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2013.176 |
| Page Range: | 81-90 |
| Depositing User: | Rebecca Sharpe |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2018 11:37 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 12:17 |
| URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/21521 |
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