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Distribution network technology

Projects

Health
Safe innovation and the water sector
TUBES as a controlled test environment for low-threshold pilot projects

In this project, we are investigating the possibilities and limitations of distributed-optical-fibre detection techniques in a controlled test environment. This projectis being organised in a broad alliance of…

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Enabling technologies
New materials and technologies
Midas: Multiple Data Sources

Drinking water utilities and Water Authorities increasingly wish to support their decisions concerning the maintenance and rehabilitation of their pipes with detailed condition models. Recent applications of condition models however make it increasingly clear that the successful…

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Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
Making Aquarellus applicable

Brown water accounts for a significant proportion of reports about water quality that Dutch drinking water companies receive from customers. To tackle the phenomenon, it is important to have an understanding of the movement and accumulation of…

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Enabling technologies
Future-proof networks
PVC degradation model in Comsima

In the Netherlands PVC is the pipe material that is most used: more than half of the drinking water distribution network is made of PVC pipes. Being able to assess and predict the condition of the pipes…

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Experts

Mohamad Zeidan PhD
Scientific researcher
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Mohamad Zeidan PhD

Scientific researcher

Mohamad Zeidan is a scientific researcher in the Water Infrastructure Team. He specialises in the modelling, design and optimisation of water distribution systems. His research interests include integrating and modelling…

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mohamad.zeidan@kwrwater.nl

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Ralph Beuken MSc
Scientific researcher
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Ralph Beuken MSc

Scientific researcher

Ralph Beuken works as a researcher on the Water Infrastructure team. His expertise is in asset management of underground infrastructure, with a focus on knowledge building of pipe conditions, setting…

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Ralph.Beuken@kwrwater.nl

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News

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Start of Midas project aimed at making optimal use of the multiple data sources for pipe-network condition models

29 March 2021 — KWR is collaborating with HDM Pipelines, Spatial Insight, Acquaint B.V., Waterschapsbedrijf Limburg, the Zuiderzeeland Water Authority and Brabant…

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News

Operational Code for Drinking Water Valve Management

26 February 2021 — The new Operational Code for Drinking Water Valve Management (PCD 15) was recently completed. Drawn up as a…

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Blog

Modelling how to repair distribution networks after an earthquake

23 August 2018 — Part of the WDSA / CCWI 2018 Joint International Conference in Ontario was the Battle of Post-Disaster Response…

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