Water Science & Technology: Water Supply Vol 7 No 1 pp 183–190 © IWA Publishing 2007 doi:10.2166/ws.2007.021
Analysis of a large-scale water supply system of the Byzantine period using modern fluid mechanics
B. Haut* and D. Viviers**
*Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Chem. Engin., Av. F.D. Roosevelt 50, C.P. 165/67, 1050 , Brussels, Belgium (E-mail: bhaut@ulb.ac.be)
**Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Arch. Res. Centre (CReA), Av. F.D. Roosevelt 50, C.P. 175/01, 1050 , Brussels, Belgium
ABSTRACT
In this paper, the flow of water in several elements of the water supply system of the city of Apamea is simulated. The studied elements were used at the end of the 6th century AD (Byzantine period). These simulations allow for the analysis of the water supply system from a modern point of view, in terms of water flow rate, energy loss, etc. This analysis provides a quantitative description of the water supply system of the city, supplementing the field observations.
Keywords: Apamea; computational fluid dynamics; hydraulics; water supply
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