Highlights
The new issue of Hydro magazine is online. The special coverage “Water Crisis”, on page 14, shows the actions that companies in the sector have been taking to reduce the water crisis impacts. Of the below-average rainfall that has been observed in the last four years, what can be seen in 2021 is an even greater intensity. See on page 30 the article “Economic feasibility of PEX in high-rise residential building”, analyzing the economic feasibility of PEX in hydraulic building distribution system (branches and sub-branches) of a high-rise residential building compared to conventional PVC and CPVC materials. Furthermore, on page 44, the article “Reduction of ETA sludge volume using drainage bed with geotextile blankets”, a work that analyzes the reduction liquid drained volume and quality from ETA sludge in a drainage bed system, using two types of woven geotextile blanket, clean and dirty, in successive discards, without use of conditioning. This issue brings also the update “Water pipes & fittings” and “Drives and automation for water plants” buyers’ guides.
