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Cold‐Weather Operation of Elevated Tanks
Author(s) -
Larson Lloyd A.
Publication year - 1976
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.1551-8833.1976.tb02344.x
Subject(s) - cold weather , leak , environmental science , storage tank , waste management , environmental engineering , engineering , meteorology , geography
A leak in an elevated tank during winter is a serious Situation. A frozen water tank with broken pipes creates interrupted water Service to customers and considerable risk to the repairman. There are, however, several precautions that may reduce the number and severity of freeze ups.