Last week, FACSA participated in the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, the world's leading event on water solutions, held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center. This year's congress focused on the digital economy, megacities, innovation dissemination, disaster resilience, and sustainability.
In this context, Francesc J. Gavara, head of the Integrated Meter Management Department at FACSA, gave a presentation on the evolution of the metrological behavior of domestic water meters from the moment of their installation until they are in use. The project, entitled “Long-term field performance of single jet water meters,” is the result of research carried out by the Polytechnic University of Valencia, as well as Gavara's doctoral thesis, “Study of the metrological behavior of meters in water supplies. Optimization of their management for the reduction of commercial losses.”.
As key findings, Gavara highlighted that the evolution of measurement errors in the studied water meters does not always follow a linear degradation pattern due to age, as previously believed. Therefore, a combined degradation model is proposed that considers both the age and the volume recorded by the meter, thus allowing for optimized meter replacement plans.
Gimeno Servicios' participation in this congress, which brings together more than 5,500 water and environment professionals from over 100 countries, demonstrates FACSA's commitment to being at the forefront of technical advances in the sector.
