POTABLE WATER SAVINGS
; CLIMATE-CHANGE
; GREATER SYDNEY
; STORAGE TANKS
; SYSTEMS
; RELIABILITY
; DESIGN
; MELBOURNE
; ADAPTATION
; SIMULATION
WOS学科分类:
Engineering, Environmental
; Environmental Sciences
; Water Resources
WOS研究方向:
Engineering
; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
; Water Resources
英文摘要:
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) tank sizing can be an onerous task due to the range of available methods. This paper presents a simple, yet robust, end-user and design criteria-focused decision support tool, based on a comparison of 12 well established methods across four types (simplified, mass balance continuous simulation, cost-function and statistical). Each method was applied to two example households located in Bucaramanga, Colombia and considered uncertainty through integrated representation of demand variability, climate change, overflow and financial scenarios. Quantitative and qualitative criteria were used to assess the performance of each method. Based on the summation of these criteria, a diversified approach constituting mass balance simulation, cost-function and probabilistic methods was most suited to RWH tank sizing for houses in Bucaramanga. Global RWH practitioners now have a decision support tool to assist in selecting the best tank sizing approach for their context.
1.Univ Ind Santander, Facultad Ingenierias Fisico mecan, Escuela Ingn Civil, *, *, Colombia 2.Univ West England, Fac Environm & Technol, Dept Geog & Environm Management, Ctr Water, Bristol, Avon, England 3.Univ Ind Santander, Escuela Ingn Civil, Fac Ingn Fis Mecan, Carrera 27 Calle 9, Bucaramanga, Colombia 4.Univ West England, Ctr Water Communities & Resilience, Dept Geog & Environm Management, Fac Environm & Technol, Frenchay Campus,Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, Avon, England
Recommended Citation:
Vargas, D.,Dominguez, I.,Ward, S.,et al. Assisting global rainwater harvesting practitioners: a decision support tool for tank sizing method selection under uncertainty[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-WATER RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY,2019-01-01,5(3):506-520