Chapter 2.2. Sewer Flow Measurement

  1. Philippe Quevauviller2,
  2. Olivier Thomas3,
  3. André van Der Beken4
  1. Charles S. Melching

Published Online: 10 JAN 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470058725.ch8

Book Title

Wastewater Quality Monitoring and Treatment

Wastewater Quality Monitoring and Treatment

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How to Cite

Melching, C. S. (2007) Sewer Flow Measurement, in Wastewater Quality Monitoring and Treatment (eds P. Quevauviller, O. Thomas and A. v. Der Beken), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470058725.ch8

Editor Information

  1. 2

    European Commission, DG Environment (BU9 3/142), Rue de la Loi 200, 1049, Brussels, Belgium

  2. 3

    Environment and Sustainable Development Institute, Sherbrooke University, 2500 bld de l'Université, Local A6-1021, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 2R1, Canada

  3. 4

    Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Author Information

  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 10 JAN 2007
  2. Published Print: 17 NOV 2006

Book Series:

  1. Water Quality Measurements

Book Series Editors:

  1. Philippe Quevauviller

Series Editor Information

  1. European Commission, DG Environment (BU9 3/142), Rue de la Loi 200, 1049, Brussels, Belgium

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471499299

Online ISBN: 9780470058725

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Keywords:

  • sewer flow measurement;
  • flow measurement techniques;
  • flow monitoring;
  • ideal sewer flow measurement equipment;
  • quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) programmes;
  • stage-discharge relation and Manning's equation;
  • open channel flow measurement flumes;
  • electromagnetic flow measurement systems;
  • area–velocity flow meters (AVFMs)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Manning's Equation

  • Flumes

  • Electromagnetic Flow Meters

  • Area–Velocity Flow Meters

  • Acoustic Doppler Profiler Flow Meters

  • Comparison of Flow Measurement Techniques

  • Conclusions and Perspectives

  • References

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