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Estimation method of natural rate of rise of leakage in water distribution system

배급수관망에서의 누수복원량 산정방법

  • 진샘물 (서울시립대학교 환경공학과) ;
  • 김경필 (K-water 연구원 맑은물연구소) ;
  • 구자용 (서울시립대학교 환경공학과)
  • Received : 2019.06.11
  • Accepted : 2019.08.09
  • Published : 2019.08.15
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Abstract

Waterworks facilities inevitably experience some amount of leakage even if there is a lot of investment or state-of-the-art technology that is applied such as DMA(District Metered Area) system construction, leakage detection, repair, pipe rehabilitation, etc. The primary reason is the leakage is naturally restored over time. In the UK, this restoration characteristic is defined as NRR(Natural rate of rise of leakage) and used to decision making for prioritizing active leakage control of DMAs. However, this restoration characteristic is well recognized, but researches on NRR in the water distribution system are insufficient in Korea. In this study, the estimation method of NRR was developed suitable for applicating in Korea considering of SCADA data, water infrastructure, and water usage patterns by modification of the UK's NRR method. The proposed method was applied to 9 DMAs and verified it's applicability by comparing with the other water loss performance indicators. It is expected that the proposed method can be used to support decision making for sustainable NRW(Nor-revenue water) management in the water distribution system.

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