Determination of cleaning intervals
System and Network data – Example invert gradient (2)
Example: Grouping of the sewer network sections based on invert gradient
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Section 1
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Section 2
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Section 3
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Sewer type
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First sections
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Branch sewers
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Main collector
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Nominal size
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small
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medium
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large
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Invert gradient
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normally steep (1/DN), very variable, short flow times
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normally constant, more even and lower than in section 1
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normally lower than in sections 1 and 2, long flow times
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ca. 3-10 %
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ca. 2-3 %
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ca. 1-2%
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Discharge
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discontinuous
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continuous
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continuous
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Deposits
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temporal and easily mobilisable
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mineral and uniformly distributed across the sections
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mineral and uniformly distributed across the sections
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