title: A bottom-up approach to estimate dry weather flow in minor sewer networks.
abstract: In order to evaluate the feasibility of installing decentralised installations for wastewater reuse in cities, information about flows at specific spots of a sewer is needed. However, measuring intermittent flows in partially filled conduits is a technical task which is sometimes difficult to accomplish. This paper describes a method to model intermittent discharges in small sewers by linking a stochastic model for wastewater discharge to a hydraulic model to predict the attenuation of the discharges and its impact on the arrival time to a defined spot. The method was validated in a case study. The model estimated adequately the wastewater discharges on working days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands E-mail: J.A.EliasMaxil@tudelft.nl.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Elías-Maxil
authors.affiliation: Waternet, Korte Ouderkerkerdijk 7, 1096 AC Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan Peter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: van der Hoek
authors.affiliation: KWR Watercycle Research Institute, PO Box 1072, 3430BB Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hofman
authors.affiliation: Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands E-mail: J.A.EliasMaxil@tudelft.nl.
authors.forename: Luuk
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rietveld
mesh_terms: D004323:Drainage, Sanitary; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014881:Water Supply; D014887:Weather