| Title: |
Experimental Studies of Sewer Exfiltration
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> journal article
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| Country: |
EU Projects
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| Year: |
2003 |
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Ellis J.B., Revitt D.M., Lister P., Willgress C., Buckley A., Experimental Studies of Sewer Exfiltration, Water Science and Technology 2003, 47(4), 61-67
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Ellis J.B.
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Ellis J.B., Revitt D.M., Lister P., Willgress C., Buckley A.
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| Author / Producer Type: |
EC Project
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview
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| Short description: |
The effects of joint openings and in-pipe sediment on exfiltration losses in an experimental sewer are
reported and the influence of flow and head on loss rates are also evaluated. Exfiltration rates tend to be
exponential with changes in head for clean-water tests but exhibit power functions when the pipe is subject to
sedimentation. In-pipe sediment leads to an effective sealing of joints especially if the invert deposits are both
organic in nature and contain saturated adhesive material such as shredded toilet tissue. Simple tracer techniques
are described to quantify exfiltration losses and the potential effects of tracer adsorption by in-pipe solids are
evaluated.
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Submitted By:
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Dr Stefan Gödeke WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 14/02/2006
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