Abstract
![CDATA[Water scarcity has become a global issue in recent years. Recently, water scarcity has been further exasperated due to climate change. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) technique has been receiving great attention as an alternative water source due to rising water scarcity throughout the world. This paper presents the development of a python-based daily water balance tool to analyse the RWH system performance and optimise a potential rainwater tank size. The developed tool performs three different tasks, namely, reliability, sensitivity, and economic analyses. In the first step, the tool calculates the reliability of a particular size tank, connected with a particular roof area to fulfill the expected rainwater demand. Secondly, three distinct years (climate conditions) are considered in the sensitivity analysis to account for climate variability: a dry year, an average year, and a wet year. Finally, the tool calculates net present values (NPV) and benefit-cost ratios (BCR) to assess the cost-effectiveness of the proposed rainwater tank system. The developed tool is user-friendly that will make decision-making process for end-users simple, effective, and informed. It will facilitate the end-users to perform a cost-benefit assessment and eventually will encourage many people/organizations to optimise and install a feasible RWH system.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Water and Environmental Engineering (iCWEE-2022), 27-30 November 2022, Sydney, Australia |
Publisher | Science, Technology and Management Crescent Australia |
Pages | 111-116 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780645669206 |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Event | International Conference on Water and Environmental Engineering - Duration: 27 Nov 2022 → … |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Water and Environmental Engineering |
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Period | 27/11/22 → … |