Coronado-Hernández, Oscar E.; Bonilla-Correa, Dalia M.; Lovo, Aldo; Fuertes-Miquel, Vicente S.; Gatica, Gustavo; Linfati, Rodrigo; Coronado-Hernández, Jairo R.(MDPI AG, 2022-11)
[EN] Emptying processes are typical maneuvers that should be performed by water distribution companies for operation purposes. These processes involve a complex numerical analysis, since a set of algebraic and ordinary ...
[EN] The study of draining processes without admitting air has been conducted using only steady friction formulations in the implementation of governing equations. However, this hydraulic event involves transitions from ...
[EN] The draining operation involves the presence of entrapped air pockets, which are expanded
during the phenomenon occurrence generating drops of sub-atmospheric pressure pulses. Vacuum
air valves should inject enough ...