Probabilistic modeling of rainwater tanks

The use of rainwater tanks is always more encouraged, to achieve a dual objective: w ater saving from water distribution systems and reduction of runoff discharged into drainage systems. In last decades , different approaches have been proposed for their modeling, most of which are empirical or based on c ontinuous mass balance simulations. To combine the simp licity of practical approaches and the accuracy of continuous simulations some authors have proposed the use of probabilistic approaches; their applications, in literature , still have some limitations. This paper seeks to improve the modelling of rainwater tanks by mean of an analytical probabilistic approach. © 201 4 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of WDSA 2014.

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