ISSN:
1747-6593
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Field surveys of Thames Water's distribution mains found the occurrence of ‘red water’ to be highly variable and localized. To model the many inter-related factors identified in the field, a controlled pipeline-testing facility was required to simulate conditions in a ‘live’ network, but on a pilot-scale. This was achieved by incorporating a specialized red-water testing facility into an existing experimental pipeline.This paper describes the hydraulic and material design features, including the addition of a ‘dead-end’ section operated on a stagnation and flow regime, quantified using computational fluid dynamics. Following commissioning, the facility has provided detailed, time-sequenced observations on corrosion-deposit development and red-water generation under different hydraulic regimes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.1999.tb00999.x
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