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Irene Fernández García, Daniele Novara and Aonghus Mc Nabola
Pressure Reducing Valves (PRV) have been widely used as a device to control pressure at nodes in water distribution networks and thus reduce leakages. However, an energy dissipation takes place during PRV operation. Thus, micro-hydropower turbines and, m...
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Joana Carneiro, Dália Loureiro, Marta Cabral and Dídia Covas
This paper presents and demonstrates a novel scenario-building methodology that integrates contextual and future time uncertainty into the performance assessment of water distribution networks (WDNs). A three-step approach is proposed: (i) System context...
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Yadong Zhu, Haifeng Jiao, Shihui Wang, Wenbo Zhu, Mengcheng Wang and Songshan Chen
In order to study the pressure pulsation characteristics and structural dynamic response characteristics of a vertical shaft cross-flow pump, this study used a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation method to analyze the pressure pulsati...
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Xing Xie, Xinjun Tu, Jinglei Zhu, Vijay P. Singh and Yuanyuan Chai
Given China?s status as one of the most water-scarce countries globally, its rapid development of urbanization and sustained economic growth have led to increasing pressure on the urban water supply. Water pricing is also receiving increasing attention a...
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Jafar Jafari-Asl, Seyed Arman Hashemi Monfared and Soroush Abolfathi
This study investigates the optimal and safe operation of pumping stations in water distribution systems (WDSs) with the aim of reducing the environmental footprint of water conveyance processes. We introduced the nonlinear chaotic honey badger algorithm...
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Hao Wu, Xuewen Lei, Xiang Chen, Jianhua Shen, Xinzhi Wang and Tiantian Ma
The reclamation coral sand (CS) layer is the survival environment for island reef vegetation in the South China Sea. The root system within the CS bed draws water necessary for vegetation growth, implying that the water-retention capacity of CS plays a p...
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Hanqiao Han, Yun Long and Jinqing Zhong
When we tested the water jet propulsion pump, we found that there were significant vibrations in the pump, especially at small flow points that deviated from the design conditions. The water jet propulsion pump is a mixed-flow pump with guide vane, which...
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Li Ding, Yufei Dou, Junying Li, Tan Yao, Aobo Ma, Yechao Yuan, Lele Wang and He Li
In order to solve the problem of inconsistent moisture content in particles during the drying process of tiger nuts (Cyperus esculentus) due to uneven air flow and temperature distribution in the drying chamber, an open-hole corner box was designed based...
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Yin Gu, Heyu Chen, Xin Bao, Zhiwei Jiang and Yongfeng Chen
With the increasing construction of undersea tunnels in seismic-prone areas, accurately assessing their response to seismic conditions is crucial. To grasp the dynamic response of undersea tunnel structures to seismic waves, the shaking table test of wat...
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Song Song, Lehui Fang, Jinxin Yang, Rui Zhou, Gale Bai and Yuqi Qiu
The spatial-temporal mismatch of water resources and socio-economic development in rapidly urbanized regions has been the focus of water resource management, and is one of the main limitations to sustainable development goals (SDGs). Guangdong Province i...
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