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Loss in Capacity of Water Mains: California Section Committee Report
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1962.tb00955.x
Subject(s) - mains electricity , siltation , section (typography) , environmental science , electricity , capacity loss , deposition (geology) , civil engineering , geology , engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , power (physics) , sediment , geomorphology , voltage , physics , battery (electricity) , quantum mechanics , operating system
The primary objective of this article was to summarize the causes of, and to suggest remedies for, loss in carrying capacity of mains. The article discusses biological growths, silting, incrustation, and tuberculation as the most common forms of deposits that accumulate on the interior of the pipe, thus causing capacity loss in water mains. The physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the water, and the choice of materials used for distribution system construction are discussed as factors that influence the nature and degree of deposition in pipe lines.