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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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Knowledge-based rules for PVC mains

As a result of the large-scale use of PVC by the Dutch drinking water sector since the 1950s, 52% of the current drinking water distribution network is made of this pipe material.…

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Material properties required for shallowly buried pipes

Brabant Water has developed the concept the Tertiaire Net van de Toekomst (TNT) (Tertiary Network of the Future). According to this vision, the tertiary network will be installed…

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Calorics

The temperature of water in the distribution network is influenced by the weather, the surroundings and the soil. Climate change and urbanisation will also in the future possibly lead to excessive warming of the drinking water. Water…

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Experts

Amitosh Dash PhD
Scientific researcher
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Amitosh Dash PhD

Scientific researcher

Amitosh Dash is a researcher in the Water Infrastructure team. He is utilizing in-house modeling tools to predict water quality in distribution networks. His research shall assist water companies in…

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amitosh.dash@kwrwater.nl

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News

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The hunt for leaks is on!

25 January 2021 — Leakage has been a major concern for water utilities around the world for a long time. Progressing urbanization…

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Drinking water companies improve USTORE through uniform quality code failure registration

19 December 2017 — Last week the joint USTORE operational code was incorporated into the Platform Bedrijfsvoering (Management Platform). This is a…

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Water Sector

Join us at ‘Computing and Control for the Water Industry’, from 7 through 9 November in Amsterdam

18 October 2016 — ICT, computer modelling and automation are increasingly important tools in the water sector and water research. The purpose…

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New IWA/KWR book describes stress-test for future-robustness of distribution networks

13 October 2016 — KWR collaborates with IWA Publishing to make relevant knowledge about drinking water available worldwide. Claudia Agudelo-Vera and Mirjam…

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Data-analysis useful complement to physical investigation

05 April 2016 — Within TKI Water Technology’s Smart Water Systems theme, the drinking water company Brabant Water, working with three knowledge…

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