Using and Understanding Night Flow in a DMA Case Study-UlpianaPrishtinë-Kosovë
Session
Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment
Description
According to international standards, the best practice method for monitoring a watersupply system is to sectorize it into district metered areas. A district metered area (DMA) is an area with strict hydraulic boundaries within a distribution system with measured inflow into this discrete area. The measured minimum night flow can be compared to a default or to the customer night consumption to calculate water loss.For a supply system with detailed information about the structure, pressure and hydraulic gradients, it is also possible to identify water loss with high reliability using a method of monitoring district metered areas. By subtracting the estimated customer night usage, unavoidable background leakage and exceptional night usage from the measured MNF, an estimate of DMA leakage can be calculated.
Keywords:
Night Flow, Pressure.Consumtion, Leakage
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-15-3
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
25-10-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
27-10-2024 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2024.339
Recommended Citation
Abdullahu, Ilira and Bunjaku, DIjetar, "Using and Understanding Night Flow in a DMA Case Study-UlpianaPrishtinë-Kosovë" (2024). UBT International Conference. 37.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2024UBTIC/CEIE/37
Using and Understanding Night Flow in a DMA Case Study-UlpianaPrishtinë-Kosovë
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
According to international standards, the best practice method for monitoring a watersupply system is to sectorize it into district metered areas. A district metered area (DMA) is an area with strict hydraulic boundaries within a distribution system with measured inflow into this discrete area. The measured minimum night flow can be compared to a default or to the customer night consumption to calculate water loss.For a supply system with detailed information about the structure, pressure and hydraulic gradients, it is also possible to identify water loss with high reliability using a method of monitoring district metered areas. By subtracting the estimated customer night usage, unavoidable background leakage and exceptional night usage from the measured MNF, an estimate of DMA leakage can be calculated.