Publication detail

Risk management methods in hot water distribution systems to negate health risks from microbiological contamination.

OČIPOVÁ, D. VRANAYOVÁ, Z. ŠIKULA, O.

Original Title

Risk management methods in hot water distribution systems to negate health risks from microbiological contamination.

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

The primary aim of this article is to present our research focused on theoretical and experimental analysis of hot water distribution systems from the point of view of microbiological risk using risk management methods. Case studies show that the water heater tank was identified as a source of microbiological contamination - Legionellas. A simulation model of temperature and water velocity was prepared to avoid the risk of infection. Water temperature is one of the risk factors that encourages the bacterial growth, so we simulated the layering of temperature in boiler by using the software Fluent 6.3.

Keywords

Legionella, case report, thermal desinfection, CFD simulation

Authors

OČIPOVÁ, D.; VRANAYOVÁ, Z.; ŠIKULA, O.

RIV year

2011

Released

19. 4. 2011

Publisher

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Location

Vilnius, Lithuania

ISBN

978-9955-28-828-2

Book

The 8th International Conference ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Selected papers

Pages from

638

Pages to

642

Pages count

5

URL

http://enviro.vgtu.lt/key_areas.php

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT37185,
  author="Daniela {Očipová} and Zuzana {Vranayová} and Ondřej {Šikula}",
  title="Risk management methods in hot water distribution systems to negate health risks from microbiological contamination.",
  booktitle="The 8th International Conference ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Selected papers",
  year="2011",
  pages="638--642",
  publisher="Vilnius Gediminas Technical University",
  address="Vilnius, Lithuania",
  isbn="978-9955-28-828-2",
  url="http://enviro.vgtu.lt/key_areas.php"
}