International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
e-ISSN: 2395-0056
Volume: 09 Issue: 04 | Apr 2022
p-ISSN: 2395-0072
www.irjet.net
ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AT AMBAJI Nootan Parmar1, Kinnari Mishra2 1PG
Student, M.E. (Civil) Infrastructure Engineering, L.D.R.P. Institute of Technology & Research, Gandhinagar 2 Asst. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, L.D.R.P. Institute of Technology & Research, Gandhinagar ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT – The fundamental goal of a water distribution system is to meet demand for water while maintaining the required standard of quality. Maintaining a steady and safe water supply has become a difficulty for many cities as a result of increased development and water constraint. Problems such as insufficient water supply with low pressure, pipe bursts, excessive leakage, and nonrevenue water are on the rise. To address these issues, a smart water system is required, which provides quick and accurate procedures and technologies for properly managing water distribution infrastructure. The study based on a variety of public requests, as well as the volumes of inflows and outflows from over-head reservoirs. The study's specific goal was to use EPANET software to plan and develop a water distribution network, as well as to analyse a water distribution system. Three approaches were used to forecast the population of Ambaji town over the next three decades: Arithmetic Increase Method, Geometric Increase Method, and Incremental Increase Method. The expected population's water requirement for the following three decades was also calculated. Ambaji town's Google Earth image was obtained. EPANET Software was utilised to analyse pressure, head loss, and elevation using these data. Pressure and elevation at various nodes, as well as head loss at various pipes, were the results of this investigation. The findings of data analysis in EPANET Software revealed that there is less head loss, which is critical for maintaining the constant pressure required for Ambaji's continuous water supply system. Ambaji town's water distribution system was designed and analysed to provide a suitable water distribution network with minimal head loss, maximum pressure, and efficient diameter. The design was created with the population growth rate and the developing town in mind. As a result, the research focuses on network analysis and draws conclusions regarding the network's reliability.
1. INTRODUCTION In India, population distribution is influenced by water availability. It is vital to deliver the requisite water amount through the effective design of pipe network to fulfil the increased water demand due to the growing urban population. The necessary pressure through a distribution network is the most critical task in distributing desired water quantity to individual consumers. Each location in the distribution network must be provided with a specific © 2022, IRJET
|
Impact Factor value: 7.529
|
amount of water flow with all of the appropriate specifications. In most Indian towns, water is only available for a few hours each day, pressure is inconsistent, and the water is of dubious quality. A pipe network system's job is to deliver water at the right pressure and flow. As a result, while building a pipe network, the primary goal is to achieve appropriate pressure at the supply point in order to deliver the required amount of water to the user. The intended street plan and topography are often used to develop a water distribution network. In this study, Ambaji town was chosen to analyse and examine the network of piped water delivery systems, which is done in the context of a 24-hour water supply system to determine pipe pressure, velocity, and water age, among other things.
2 STUDY AREA 2.1 Area Ambaji is a town in the district of Banaskantha, Gujarat, India, located in the danta taluka. Its coordinates are 24.33°N 72.85°E. It is located at a height of 480 metres (1,570 ft). The Araveli Hill Range surrounds it on all sides. Ambaji covers a total area of about 15 km2. 2.2 Climate: Ambaji is a fan of all kinds of weather. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures ranging from 26 to 46 degrees Celsius and strong winds. The temperature in the winter fluctuates from 6 to 36 degrees Celsius. During this chilly period, average rainfall is roughly 15 to 30 inches; during the monsoon season, average rainfall is about the same as in winter, with high rains on occasion. Because Ambaji is located at an altitude of 480 meters, the weather is nice throughout the year. The taluka of Danta is located in the western section of the Banaskantha district and is connected to Rajasthan. In the taluka of Danta, there are 181 villages and one town. Because Danta is a tribal area, a large number of hand pumps have been constructed, the bulk of which are operational, and the people are reliant on hand pump water. Out of 181 communities, 152 are served by various regional water delivery schemes, as shown below. The remaining 21 villages in the "Nal se Jal" taluka, which includes Palanpur, Danta, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal
|
Page 3421