Software Module for Efficiency Assessment of the Hydraulic Pumps in Service for Drinkable Water Systems

Politehnica University Timisoara -- SC AQUATIM SA (Water Supply Company)

Research Contract no. BC27/27.03.2018

Duration:

March -- December 2018

Description

A software tool (desktop and mobile) has been developed for the efficiency assessment of hydraulic generators' operation installed in Timisoara's drinkable water system and beyond. The diagnostic is computed based on QR codes and the traffic light system using three colors: green, for normal operation, yellow, for dangerous operation which requires a planned stop and finally red, for abnormal operation requiring an emergency halt. The diagnostic system has been validated using laboratory experiments and several selected pumps in service for daylight and nighttime use. Timisoara has more than 300.000 inhabitants, 30.000 foreign students and several hundreds km of pipes delivering drinkable water to the citizens.

Project director: Dr. Eng. Alin Anton

External scientific advisor: Dr. Habil. Eng. Sebastian Muntean

Project members: Drd.Eng. Daniel Mos

Publications:

@article{Anton2019,title = {Software solution for efficiency assessment of the hydraulic pumps in service},journal = {Proceedings of 2019 International Conference on ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT, CIEM 2019},year = {2019},pages = {374-378},author = {Anton, A. and Mos, D. and Muntean, S. and Draghici, I.}}

@article{Anton2022,title = {Software for Monitoring the In-Service Efficiency of Hydraulic Pumps}, author = {Anton, Alin-Adrian and Cococeanu, Adrian and Muntean, Sebastian}, journal = {Applied Sciences}, volume = {12}, year = {2022}, number = {22}, article-number = {11450}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/22/11450}, issn = {2076-3417}, doi = {10.3390/app122211450}} Q2

Acknowledgements:
The project director gratefully acknowledges Prof.univ.dr.ing. Anton Anton for overall project proposal idea and solution specification. Prof.univ.dr.ing. Liviu Anton is acknowledged for scientific feedback and oversight after project completion that led to a new strategy for coupling the AMF500 pumps, as shown in the TeleU interview.

Interview by "TeleU" about project results after SC AQUATIM SA announced (see English version) the reconfiguration of the AMF500 pumps as a result of this research producing significant cost reductions:

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