• 상하수도학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.726-732
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• 2002

Pressure drop could happen in the water distribution systems due to pipe breaks or maintenance. The pressure drop causes the water service shutdown and nodal water demands should be reduced in some areas. The conventional analysis method of water distribution systems can not consider the change of nodal water demands caused by these pressure drops. This study is to investigate the variation of nodal water demands according to the nodal water pressure and its effect on the analysis of water distribution systems. For these purpose, one real water service district was selected as a study area. As a result, nodal water demand patterns according to the water pressure could be suggested. Also, we could confirm that the suggested new analysis method for the water distribution systems which considering water pressure drops could be more reliable than the conventional method.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.359-369
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• 2017

Water distribution systems supply drinking water to consumers' taps. Internal corrosion of metallic pipe used in drinking water distribution systems has reduced water quality and led to increased levels of toxic heavy metals such as lead, copper and nickel. These problems have been experienced to varying degrees by water utilities in many countries. North America has successfully managed and controlled pipe corrosion and corrosive water in water distribution system based on various policies, regulations and rules. Practical and engineering guidelines for evaluation of pipe corrosion and determination of treatment options are also provided to assist drinking water supplies. In addition, the corrosion mechanism in water distribution systems, such as the complex effects of physical and chemical parameters on the corrosion pipes has been improved to accurately predict corrosion rates of metallic pipes in actual water distribution systems. This paper reviews various regulations, policy statement, and treatment produces on controlling corrosion in drinking water distribution systems in US and Canada and then offers suggestion for management of corrosive water and pipe corrosion in drinking water distribution system in Korea.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.23-33
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• 1999

This study is to investigate the effect of C factor errors on the analysis of water distribution systems. For this purpose, an artificial distribution network and a real distribution network were selected as the study networks. Results are as follows. 1. The C factor of a pipe which has small velocity didn't give significant effect on the analysis of a water distribution system. 2. The effect of decreased value of C factors give more influence on the analysis of water distribution systems than that of the increased values. 3. For the C factor calibration, errors of the residual water heads as well as those of the head losses should be considered together. 4. In the analysis of water distribution systems, changes of C factors can give influences only on the nodes which locate behind the pipe. Therefore, this characteristics should be considered in the selection of nodes for the measurement of water heads.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.223-231
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• 2015

District Metered Area (DMA) construction is one of the most cost effective alternatives for management of water loss (i.e., water leakage) and energy consumption (i.e., water pressure) in water distribution systems. Therefore, it's being implemented to numerous new and existing water distribution systems worldwide. However, due to the complexity of water distribution systems, especially large-scale and highly looped systems, it is still very difficult to define the optimal boundary of DMAs considering all the aspects of water distribution system management requirements. In this study, a DMA design methodology (or a DMA design model) was developed with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and hydraulic distribution system model to determine the optimal DMA boundary.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2004

This study was done to observe the occurrence of heterotrophic bacteria in terms of free chlorine residuals in two different water distribution systems, which belongs to both K and Y water treatment plant of S city in Korea. The data analyzed in the distribution systems show that the free chlorine residuals decreased from 0.10 to 0.56 mg/l for K, and 0.51 to 0.78 mg/l for Y. The decay of free chlorine is clearly higher in both March and August than in January. The HPC in the distribution systems are ranged from 0 to 40 cfu/ml for K, 0 to 270 cfu/ml for Y, on $R_2$A medium. In particular, its level is relatively high at the consumer's ground storage tanks, taps, and the point-of-end area of Y. The predominant genera that were studied in the distribution systems were Acinetobacter, Sphingomonas (branch of Pseudomonas), Micrococcus, Bacillus, Staphylococcus. The diversity of heterotrophic bacteria increases in the end-point area. Most of them are either encapsulated cells or of Gram-positve cocci. In conclusion, the point-of-end area in distribution systems shows the longer flow distance from the water treatment plants, along with a greater diversity and a higher level of heterotrophic bacteria, due to the significant decay of free chlorine residuals.

• Water Engineering Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.63-74
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• 2002

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2013

This study analyzed agricultural water distribution systems for the utilization of water demand-oriented water supply systems. Three major TM/TC(telemeter/telecontrol) districts of agricultural water management were selected for analyzing the characteristics of the water distribution systems. In addition, the characteristics of the water supply systems for general water supply zones based on irrigation facilities were also investigated, along with the case of special water management during the drought season. As a result, high annual and monthly variations were observed for the water supply facilities, including the reservoirs and pumping stations. In particular, these variations were more obvious during the drought season, depending on the type of facility. The operations of the pumping stations and weirs were more sensitive to the stream levels than the reservoirs, and the smaller reservoirs were influenced more than the larger reservoirs. Therefore, a water-demand-oriented water supply system should consider the existing general practices of water management in the agricultural sector, and focus on achieving a laborsaving system rather than water conservation in the case of reservoirs. Equal water distribution from the start to the end point of irrigation channels could be an effective solution for managing pumping stations.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.108-116
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• 2000

Chlorine is widely used as a disinfectant in drinking-water systems throughout the world. Chlorine residual was used as an indicator for prediction of water quality in water distribution systems. The variation of chlorine residual in drinking water distribution systems of Suwon city was simulated using EPANET. EPANET is a computerized simulation model which predicts the dynamic hydraulic and water quality behavior within a water distribution system operating over an extended time period. Sampling and analysis were performed to calibrated the computer model in 1999 (Aug. Summer). Water quality variables used in simulations are temperature, roughness coefficient, pipe diameter, pipe length, water demand, velocity and so on. Extended water residence time affected water quality due to the extended reaction time in some areas. All area showed the higher concentration of chlorine residual than 0.2mg/l(standard). So it can be concluded that any area in Suwon city is not in biological regrowth problem. Rechlorination turned out to be an useful method for uniform concentration of free chlorine residual in distribution system. The cost of disinfectant could be saved remarkably by cutting down the initial chlorine concentration to the level which guarantees minimum concentration (0.2mg/l) throughout the distribution system.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2008년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.864-868
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• 2008

상수도는 깨끗하고 안전한 물을 수용가에 공급하기 위한 시설로서 수요량의 증가에 따라 신규 및 확장사업이 계속되고 있으나, 계획의 일관성이 부족한 상태에서 건설된 관로시설은 노후화의 진행에 따라 통수능 저하, 정체구역 발생, 누수 및 관로의 파손으로 인한 급수중단, 지역적 시간적 수압불량 및 수량부족, 녹물을 비롯한 수질의 악화 등 구조적 기능적 문제를 사회 곳곳에서 야기하고 있다. 이러한 상수관로의 송수 및 급배수과정에 대한 정확한 성능평가와 진단을 위하여 우리나라 실정에 적합한 합리적이고 과학적인 평가지표를 개발하고 소프트웨어화 하였다. 이는 관망의 성능평가에 필요한 데이터베이스, 수리학적 적정성, 수질 안전성, 관로시설 노후도 등을 추정할 수 있는 모델군과 측정자료 등을 근거로 의사결정을 지원하는 것으로 구성되었다. 또한 CAD 및 GIS를 기반으로 하여 누구나 손쉽게 관망해석에 필요한 관망도를 작성하고 수량 및 수질예측 시뮬레이션 모델을 통하여 지하 상수관망의 흐름을 예측할 수 있고 노후 수도관 평가 및 잔존수명 추정모델을 포함하고 있다. 이를 활용하여 관망의 성능평가 및 진단을 실시하여 대상관망이 가지고 있는 문제점을 파악하고 이를 근거로 시설의 개량이나 운영의 개선방안을 도출하고자 하였다.

• 물과 미래
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.135-143
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• 1994

본 논문에서는 분기형 관수로 설계방법의 모델을 제시하기 위하여 선형계획법(LP)을 도입한 설계를 연구하였다. 실제 사업지구인 전남해남군 간척사업지구의 자료를 토대로 LP 수식화에 필요한 자료를 수집하여 파이프 관경과 펌프마력설계를 최적화하였다. 연구결과 기존의 관망설계와 비교해 보았을 때 파이프 관경과 펌프마력등에서 더 경제적인 결과를 얻을 수 있었고, 수리모의모형을 사용한 기존의 설계방법보다 객관적이고 효율적인 설계가 가능했다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 본 논문에서 연구된 선형계획법을 이용한 분기형 관망설게의 모형이 실무에서도 효율적으로 적용될 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.