Hydraulic capacity of ancient water conveyance systems to Ephesus

Ozis U., Atalay A., ÖZDEMİR Y.

Water Science and Technology-Water Supply, cilt.14, sa.6, ss.1010-1017, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2166/ws.2014.055
  • Dergi Adı: Water Science and Technology-Water Supply
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1010-1017
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ancient water conveyance systems, aqueduct, Ephesus, hydraulics, Selcuk, tunnel
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ephesus was supplied by several long-distance water conveyance systems in ancient times. The 8 km long Sirince water conveyance system consists of baked clay pipes, and had a hydraulic capacity of around 10 l/s. The 7 km long Derbentdere water conveyance system consists also of baked clay pipes; and its hydraulic capacity was around 20 l/s. The 36 km long Degirmendere water conveyance system is a masonry conduit; its hydraulic capacity was around 200 l/s. The 42 km long Kayapinar water conveyance was also a masonry conduit; its hydraulic capacity was around 100 l/s. The Sirince system was extended over to the Ayasuluk hill and Saint John basilica in the 6th century AD by the 650 m long Selcuk aqueduct, serving as the venter of an inverted siphon.