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Temperature

Projects

Enabling technologies
Future-proof networks
Determining reliability of modelling of drinking water warming

Water utilities want to know at which locations in the distribution network, and during which periods, risks of excessively warm drinking water may occur, and what targeted measures…

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Biological activity
Accelerate Energy Transition with Aquathermia 2.0

In its National Climate Agreement, the Dutch government has made commitments to reducing the emission of CO2. One of the sectors referred to in the agreement is the built environment. Heat demand…

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Biological activity
Risk of L. pneumophila with heating networks

In this project, a qualitative microbiological risk analysis is being conducted to determine the effect of using heating networks for domestic connections on the number of patients with L. pneumophila. In addition, we…

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Sustainability
Sustainable energy
Q&A, Aquathermal and Thermal Energy from Drinking water (TED)

Aquathermal energy is a relatively new subject. This Q&A has been drawn up as a guide to the most frequently asked questions about Aquathermal Energy, and specifically Thermal…

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Sustainability
Sustainable energy
Thermal energy from drinking water: TED

Under the Climate Agreement the Dutch government has made commitments to reduce CO2 emissions. The built environment is one of the sectors mentioned in the agreement. The biggest challenge in making homes…

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Biological activity
Regrowth of bacteria of the coli group in sand filters at the Bergen and Mensink pumping stations

Drinking water quality is controlled, among others, by measuring the presence of bacteria of the coli group. However, when these bacteria, which in themselves are not dangerous, grow…

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Biological activity
Drinking water biological stability in relation to temperature

The law establishes that drinking water temperature must be under 25°C. However, there aren’t any, or hardly any, measures available to actually keep the water temperature below this…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
CitySports – climate-adaptive artificial pitches

Challenges facing cities include urban densification and climate change. As a result, every location has to serve multiple functions so that cities will continue to be healthy and…

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Enabling technologies
Future-proof networks
Climate-proof drinking water, now and in the future

Drinking water in the Netherlands is treated to high quality standards and then delivered to customers through the underground distribution system. The distribution system consists of trunk mains,…

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Biological activity
Water lice and Aeromonas

Drinking water contains a large variety of nutrients which (harmless) bacteria can use to grow. These bacteria could in turn serve as a food source for water lice, for instance. We still do not know much about…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Data from smart water meters used to predict hotspots in distribution network

To ensure fresh and healthy drinking water in a future of climate change and urbanisation, it’s important to know where drinking water ‘hotspots’ occur in the network, and…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Heat transfer to drinking water mains

The warming of the soil around a drinking water main can make the temperature of the water in the main rise above 25 °C, which means that the water no longer satisfies…

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Experts

Mirjam Blokker PhD
Principal scientist Manager
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Mirjam Blokker PhD

Principal scientist Manager

Mirjam Blokker is a Principal Scientist on the Drinking Water Infrastructure team. She is an expert in drinking water demand and developed the SIMDEUM model, which can be used to…

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News

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Willem Koerselman Award for Ruud Bartholomeus

02 April 2019 — Ruud Bartholomeus has won the 2018 Willem Koerselman Award for the article “A plant’s perspective of extremes: terrestrial…

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Column

Successful implementation takes a variety of forms

23 October 2018 — What does the successful implementation of research mean? Let me, after working 15 years at KWR, take stock…

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News

Data from smart water meters used to predict hotspots in distribution network

02 July 2018 — To ensure fresh and healthy drinking water in a future of climate change and urbanisation, it’s important to…

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Blog

Water supply and drainiage for buildings, in Haarlem

29 August 2017 — During the second day of the symposium, it was presented how the new knowledge and tools are being…

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Blog

International symposium of CIB W062

24 August 2017 — The annual international symposium for water supply and drainage for buildings was held in Haarlem. Jacqueline Cramer opened…

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Water Sector

Data-analysis useful complement to physical investigation

05 April 2016 — Within TKI Water Technology’s Smart Water Systems theme, the drinking water company Brabant Water, working with three knowledge…

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