Format:
1 online resource (300 pages)
ISBN:
9781780405360
Content:
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editors -- List of Authors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Editorial -- Chapter 1: Rainwater harvesting systems for urban developments -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 International Experiences with Rainwater Harvesting Systems -- 1.3 The Australian Experience with Rainwater Tank Systems -- 1.4 Key Issues for Greater Uptake of Rainwater Tank Systems -- 1.4.1 Estimating rainwater system yield and mains water savings -- 1.4.2 Understanding the risks associated with rainwater quality -- 1.4.3 Guidelines for managing risks of rainwater use -- 1.4.4 Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of rainwater tanks -- 1.4.5 Understanding the indirect costs and benefits of rainwater tanks (externalities) -- 1.4.6 Impact of rainwater systems on stormwater flows and nutrient loads -- 1.4.7 Impact of rainwater tank systems on centralised water systems and water quality -- 1.4.8 Energy consumption in rainwater tank systems -- 1.5 Conclusions -- 1.6 References -- Chapter 2: Rainwater tank modelling -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 General Concepts Underlying A Rain Water Tank Model -- 2.3 Aspects of Some Existing Rain Water Tank Models -- 2.3.1 Time-step and climate data inputs -- 2.3.2 Water demand data inputs -- 2.3.3 Roof runoff modelling -- 2.3.4 Tank water balance configurations -- 2.3.5 Model outputs -- 2.4 Influence of Different Variables in the Tank Simulation -- 2.4.1 Time-step and spill rule -- 2.4.2 Roof area -- 2.4.3 Tank size -- 2.4.4 Demand -- 2.4.5 Initial and continuing losses -- 2.4.6 Simulation length -- 2.4.7 Validation -- 2.5 Upscaling of Rainwater Tank Behaviour to Multiple Tanks -- 2.6 Conclusions -- 2.7 References -- Chapter 3: Quantifying mains water savings from residential rainwater tanks -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Why quantify mains water savings? -- 3.1.2 Previous studies on mains water savings.
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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Editors""; ""List of Authors""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Editorial""; ""Chapter 1: Rainwater harvesting systems for urban developments""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 International Experiences with Rainwater Harvesting Systems""; ""1.3 The Australian Experience with Rainwater Tank Systems""; ""1.4 Key Issues for Greater Uptake of Rainwater Tank Systems""; ""1.4.1 Estimating rainwater system yield and mains water savings""; ""1.4.2 Understanding the risks associated with rainwater quality""; ""1.4.3 Guidelines for managing risks of rainwater use""
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""1.4.4 Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of rainwater tanks""""1.4.5 Understanding the indirect costs and benefits of rainwater tanks (externalities)""; ""1.4.6 Impact of rainwater systems on stormwater flows and nutrient loads""; ""1.4.7 Impact of rainwater tank systems on centralised water systems and water quality""; ""1.4.8 Energy consumption in rainwater tank systems""; ""1.5 Conclusions""; ""1.6 References""; ""Chapter 2: Rainwater tank modelling""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 General Concepts Underlying A Rain Water Tank Model""; ""2.3 Aspects of Some Existing Rain Water Tank Models""
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""2.3.1 Time-step and climate data inputs""""2.3.2 Water demand data inputs""; ""2.3.3 Roof runoff modelling""; ""2.3.4 Tank water balance configurations""; ""2.3.5 Model outputs""; ""2.4 Influence of Different Variables in the Tank Simulation""; ""2.4.1 Time-step and spill rule""; ""2.4.2 Roof area""; ""2.4.3 Tank size""; ""2.4.4 Demand""; ""2.4.5 Initial and continuing losses""; ""2.4.6 Simulation length""; ""2.4.7 Validation""; ""2.5 Upscaling of Rainwater Tank Behaviour to Multiple Tanks""; ""2.6 Conclusions""; ""2.7 References""
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""Chapter 3: Quantifying mains water savings from residential rainwater tanks""""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.1.1 Why quantify mains water savings?""; ""3.1.2 Previous studies on mains water savings""; ""3.1.3 Chapter objectives and scope""; ""3.2 Case Study 1 - Desktop Analysis of Mains Water Savings""; ""3.2.1 Background""; ""3.2.2 Methods""; ""3.2.3 Results""; ""3.2.4 Discussion and implications""; ""3.2.5 Limitations of Case Study 1""; ""3.2.6 Concluding remarks""; ""3.3 Case Study 2 - Benchmark Analysis of Mains Water Savings""; ""3.3.1 Background""; ""3.3.2 Research aims""; ""3.3.3 Methods""
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""3.3.4 Results and discussion""""3.3.5 Challenges and limitations""; ""3.3.6 Concluding remarks""; ""3.4 Case Study 3 - Water Savings from Rebated Rainwater Tanks""; ""3.4.1 Background""; ""3.4.2 Methods""; ""3.4.3 Mains water savings results""; ""3.4.4 Interpretation and implications""; ""3.4.5 Challenges and limitations""; ""3.4.6 Concluding remarks""; ""3.5 Key Considerations in Quantifying Mains Savings""; ""3.5.1 Quality of the datasets""; ""3.5.2 Mixed method and analyses""; ""3.5.3 Sample size v quality of datasets""; ""3.6 Summary and Conclusions""; ""3.7 References""
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""Chapter 4: Monitoring of household rainwater tank systems for rainwater usage""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780405353
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Sharma, Ashok K. Rainwater tank systems for urban water supply London : IWA Publ., 2015 ISBN 1780405359
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780405353
Language:
English
Keywords:
Regenwasser
;
Haustechnik
;
Wasserversorgung
;
Brauchwasserversorgung
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