Environmental Engineering II

[5-10] Water Distribution Networks

Water Meters

Mohammad N. Almasri
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Importance of Water Meters

Helpsindetectingtheoccurrence ofwaterleakageinthe network Motivateswaterconservation Justice forallconsumerssinceallthequantitiesare reported Facilitatethefinancialmanagement ofthewatersupply system Assistsindeterminingtrends andvariations inwaterusage
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What are Water Meters?

Awatermeter isadeviceusedto measurethevolumeofwaterusage Ingeneral,watermetersareusedat eachpointofwater supply/consumption(residential, commercialandindustrialbuildings) Itiscommontousewatermetersat thewatersource,agroundwater well,orthroughoutawatersystem todetermineflowthroughthat portionofthesystem
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Types of Water Meters

Therearetwo commontypesofwatermeters: o Displacement o Velocity

Environmental Engineering II Fall 2009 [5-10] WDNs Water Meters

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Displacement and Velocity Water Meters

Displacementtypemetersaresensitivetolowflowrates Velocitytypemetersmeasurethevelocityofflow.The speedoftheflowcanthenbeconvertedintovolumeof flowforusage

Environmental Engineering II Fall 2009 [5-10] WDNs Water Meters

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Flow Ranges of Water Meters

Thefollowingarethegeneralflowratesettings forwater meters: o Qmax:maximumflowbeyondwhichthemetermay breakdown o Qn:thedesignnormalflowandequals50%ofQmax.At thisratethewatermeterfunctionsperfectly thi t th t t f ti f tl o Qmin:minimumflowbelowwhichthemeterdoesnot record flowrate
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Accuracy of Water Meters

Theaccuracyofwater metersdependson: o Metertype o Regular maintenance o Meterage o Flowrate o Settingsoftheflow controldevices installedintheroof tanks
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Displacement Versus Velocity Meters

TwoexperimentswerecarriedoutbythePalestinian HydrologyGroup (PHG)tofigureoutthedifferencesin accuraciesbetweenthetwotypesofthewatermetersthat areavailableinthelocalmarket

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Displacement Versus Velocity Meters

Itwasfoundthatvelocity metersdonotrecordflow ratesoflessthan28litersperhour Asforthedisplacement meters,theydonotrecordflow ratesoflessthan5litersperhour (manysay9litersper hour)

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Bulk Flow Meters

Bulkflowmetersareheavyduty metersthatare manufacturedforthepurposeofmonitoring largeflowsof water t Manyarecapabletomeasureflowratesupto2,000m3/hr andtowithstandpressuresupto16bar

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Bulk Flow Meters

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Bulk Flow Meters

At Pump Discharge Line

Abu ulkflowmeter
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Bulk Flow Meters

At the Supply Line to a Pumping Station

Abulkflowmeter

Fromthewellto thereservoir
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Bulk Flow Meters

At the Supply Lines to the Different Service Areas

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Bulk Flow Meters

At the Supply Line to a Pumping Station
FromtheFaria welltoBadanwell

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Bulk Flow Meters

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Environmental Engineering II Fall 2009 [5-10] WDNs Water Meters

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