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14 Sep 2017
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| 14 Sep 2017
Identifying (subsurface) anthropogenic heat sources that influence temperature in the drinking water distribution system
Claudia M. Agudelo-Vera
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
KWR-Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, 3430 BB, the Netherlands
Mirjam Blokker
KWR-Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, 3430 BB, the Netherlands
Henk de Kater
EVIDES Waterbedrijf, Rotterdam, 3006 HC, the Netherlands
Rob Lafort
EVIDES Waterbedrijf, Rotterdam, 3006 HC, the Netherlands
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- It's getting hot in here: Effects of heat on temperature, disinfection, and opportunistic pathogens in drinking water distribution systems K. Furst et al. 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121913
- Influence of thermal energy storage basins on the subsurface and shallow groundwater C. Bott et al. 10.1016/j.est.2024.112222
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Short summary
Water temperature in the drinking water distribution system (DWDS) and at the customers' taps approaches the surrounding soil temperature at 1 m in depth. In the Netherlands drinking water is distributed without additional residual disinfectant and drinking water temperature at the customers' tap should not exceed 25 ºC. Some urban infrastructures are heat sources and generate hot-spots. This article describes a method to find anthropogenic heat sources that influence temperature in the DWDS.
Water temperature in the drinking water distribution system (DWDS) and at the customers' taps...
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