Failure risk analysis of water distributions systems using hydraulic models on real field data

Abstract

At this paper the analysis of failure risk in the two water supply systems in the south-eastern Poland is presented. For this purpose the hydraulic models of the water networks created in the EPANET 2 on the basis of data obtained from the water networks operation were used. The consequences of failure of individual pipelines were determined. The areas that are most vulnerable to pressure fluctuations in the water supply system resulting from the failure of these pipelines, were located.