Calibration of a Water Distribution Network with Limited Field Measures: The Case Study of Castellammare di Stabia (Naples, Italy)

摘要

The great amount of big data provided to the water utilities from the application of smart technologies represents a key role for the future of water analysis and management. Water big data (WBD) can offer various ways of employment to support water network analysis and to achieve a smart management of the system. In this regard, one of the main application of WBD is the implementation and calibration of the hydraulic model of a water distribution network (WDN). Yet, to date, WDNs are still not fully-equipped and, consequently, WBD and IoT in water sectors are still limited. The paper presents a case study of calibration of Castellammare di Stabia, with limited field measures and a high level of water losses, highlighting the low calibration reliability without the availability of WBD about water demand and water losses.