Identify the datasets contest – the results
About a month I asked my readers to identify data-sets of digital and analog inputs of two sensors I connected to an iobridge IO-204 Monitor and Control Module. I offered a prize of 100$ to the first correct answer. I got a few guess: toilet flushes and chlorine concentration (Jean-Baptiste) room temperature and thermostat or smoke alarm (Luke) [...]
100$ identify the datasets contest
THE CONTEST IS OVER – resualts are here Some time ago I reported the water pressure at my house connection. It was around 9 bars! Ever since I was looking for a way to monitor the water pressure and also had my eyes on monitoring flow and some water quality parameters. A few weeks ago [...]
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What is in the picture?
What do you see? The answer, posted on 27-01-2011 is at the end of the post A free copy of EPANet will be awarded to everyone who submits an answer Have you seen the pictures of the dry Niagara Falls? Update 15/01/2011: most of you are right, this is a damaged fire hydrant. However, what is that black circle [...]
Synchronized toilet flushing
Online water demand data, published by EPCOR, show that Canadians have invented a new kind of sport – synchronized toilet flushing. It seems that all the TV viewer of the Olympic gold medal hockey game flushed their toilet at the same time during breaks in the game. ֲ ֲ via: Pat’s Papers
Water pressure at my home connection
A few weeks ago I had a conversation with an American colleague regarding the maximum water pressure at home connections. He was amazed to hear that the water pressure at my house is about 9 bars. To show him I was not mistaken I connected a pressure gauge in my garden and took a few [...]
The Water Channel TV
The Water Channel TV is a dedicated web-based video channel on water. Itֲ caters to a large audience, making a large amount of video material availableֲ in support of many initiatives. From the wb site: TheWaterChannel brings together several strands: insights in todayג€™s water challenges, multimedia expertise and a passion for better water management and better water [...]
Associate Research Fellow in Urban Water Management
A Postdoctoral Research position is available in the internationally acclaimed Centre for Water Systems at the University of Exeter, UK under the supervision of Professor David Butler. This research council funded post is available immediately. The successful applicant will work on a number of university consortium projects, principally ג€˜Urban Futuresג€™, but also ג€˜ReVISIONsג€™ and ג€˜Ashfordג€™s [...]
Topicscape 3d Organization Software to help keep network data
We, as water resources engineers, have a lot of data for our water distribution systems and other projects we run. To maintain the data we use all kind of ways: databases, Excel files, AutoCAD drawings and more. There is a new tool that can help us keep our data in a more intuitive way. A [...]
Why you should install a low flow showerhead?
The shower accounts for approximately 20% of indoor water use, and about 60% of hot water use. Older shower heads put out water at a rate of 4.5 to 8 gallons per minute (gpm). Low flow models operate at a range of 1.5 to 2.5 gpm. Low flow shower heads are available in a wide [...]
