4th International Conference on
WATER AND WASTEWATER PUMPING STATIONS
Cranfield, UK 17 – 18 June 2008

Bound copies of the proceedings of this conference, together with a CD of the proceedings, can be ordered from Mrs. Marian Rolfe at BHR Group, for the price of £180.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD 

PUMPS
Wastewater industry pump reliability 
R J Smith, AESSEAL plc, UK

INTEGRATED SYSTEM DESIGN – DIRTY WATER
Design concepts for an attemperating pumping station 
J McAndrew, Connell Wagner Consulting Engineers, Australia

Pump station and forcemain design optimisation in a fast-track design-build project
S Eftekharzadeh, M Riley, Earth Tech, Inc., USA; R Mori, Irvine Ranch Water District, USA

Upgrading foul and storm-water pumping stations and rising mains in extreme (Middle East) conditions
S Bottom, H Graham, Gutteridge Haskins and Davey Ltd, UK

CFD
CFD modelling of pump sumps 
M C M Leong, P B Clark, Black & Veatch, UK

The severity of unconventional pressure surges in a real water pumping system
P K De, Jadavpur University, India; H M Ramos, D I C Covas, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal; A Borga, Instituto Superior Engenharia Lisboa, Portugal

INTEGRATED SYSTEM DESIGN – CLEAN WATER
Pump-storage optimization with renewable energy production in water supply systems
F Vieira, H M Ramos, D I C Covas, A B Almeida, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Pumping from the Thames Water Ring Main 
P Johnson, Mott MacDonald, UK

Field tests and numerical modelling of pressure transients in a water pipeline system
A K Soares, N Melo, F V Gonçalves, D I C Covas, H M Ramos, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

CONTROL OPTIMISATION
Innovatory operational control systems for sewage pumping
A Laundon, L Bishton, Byzak Limited, UK; B Dixon, Northumbrian Water Ltd, UK

Multi-objective optimization of pumping system operation using heuristic techniques
C M Sousa, D I C Covas, H M Ramos, Instituto Superior Téchnico, Portugal

MONITORING, REFURBISHMENT & REJUVENATING
Assessment of potential savings in pump operations 
H Innes, A Black, Mott MacDonald, UK

Rejuvenating pumping stations at Rand Water 
P L Reyneke, Rand Water, South Africa

Engineering challenges to replace steam driven pumping plant with electric motor driven plant at Rand Water's Vereeniging pumping station, South Africa
W F Schwellnus, Rand Water, South Africa

AUTHOR INDEX