Finding a relation to estimate the maximum simultaneous water demand of a number of households, using reallife and synthetic data (Master Internship Report)

To determine the size of a water pipe in the tertiary water distribution network, two conditions are of importance. Firstly, the customer has to receive a minimal water pressure at all times according to the Dutch drinking water decree (Drinkwaterbesluit – Artikel 45). Secondly, preferably the water in the pipe reaches a minimal velocity approximately once a day. This will ensure that the pipe has a self-cleaning property (Vreeburg, 2007). However, to correctly estimate the water pressure and the velocity under these reference conditions, one needs to be able to estimate the water demand first.