This paper discusses lessons learned during desktop analysis, design, construction, and
startup of surge protection systems for a large water distribution system owned and
operated by Louisville Water Company (LWC), located in Louisville, Kentucky.
Comprehensive surge protection systems, including large hydro-pneumatic tanks for both
high- and low-pressure events, were designed and constructed for various pumping
stations inside the service area of the B.E. Payne plant. The field-measured data showed
some variations from the desktop analysis, including a slightly lower pressure during
down surge and a slightly lower pressure rise during the return wave than what was
predicted by the model. Also, dampening of the waves was observed to be at a faster rate
than what the desktop analysis predicted. Many reasons can be attributed to these
variations and they are also discussed. Regardless of these variations, surge tanks
limited the surge pressures as expected. Includes figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
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| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 11/01/2008 |
