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Young Hwan Choi and Joong Hoon Kim
This study compares the performance of self-adaptive optimization approaches in efficient water distribution systems (WDS) design and presents a guide for the selection of the appropriate method employing optimization utilizing the characteristic of each...
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Jafar Jafari-Asl, Seyed Arman Hashemi Monfared and Soroush Abolfathi
This study investigates the optimal and safe operation of pumping stations in water distribution systems (WDSs) with the aim of reducing the environmental footprint of water conveyance processes. We introduced the nonlinear chaotic honey badger algorithm...
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Sriman Pankaj Boindala, G. Jaykrishnan and Avi Ostfeld
Water distribution systems (WDSs) require high-quality water for safe consumption. To achieve this, disinfectants such as chlorine are often added to the water in the system. However, it is important to regulate the levels of chlorine to ensure they fall...
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Gal Perelman, Avi Ostfeld and Barak Fishbain
The operation of water distribution systems (WDS) is an energy-intensive process, which is subject to constraints such as consumer demands, water quality, and pressure domains. As such, tracing an operation policy in which constraints are met while energ...
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Li Long, Huaping Yang, Yan Zhou and Yong Yang
To improve the seismic connectivity reliability (SCR) analysis efficiency of water distribution systems (WDS) based on Monte Carlo (MC) simulation, the quasi-Monte Carlo (QMC) method sampled by a low-discrepancy sequence is applied. Furthermore, a parall...
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Admitos A. Bideris-Davos and Panagis N. Vovos
Gravity flow water distribution systems (WDSs) are used to permit water flow from an input point of highest elevation (source) to the terminal points of a system (consumers). In such WDSs, typically, there is no need for external power to maintain the fl...
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Khoa Dang Nguyen, Pham Duc Dai, Dong Quoc Vu, Bui Manh Cuong, Vu Phi Tuyen and Pu Li
Pressure reducing valves (PRVs) are commonly used for pressure control in water distribution systems (WDSs) by means of dissipating the pressure excess. The use of pumps as turbines (PATs) is an alternative and more favorable system since they not only c...
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Maurizio Righetti, Carlos Maximiliano Giorgio Bort, Michele Bottazzi, Andrea Menapace and Ariele Zanfei
Many efforts have been made in recent decades to formulate strategies for improving the efficiency of water distribution systems (WDS), led by the socio-demographic evolution of modern society and the climate change scenario. The improvement of WDS manag...
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Linlin Zhao, Zhansheng Liu and Jasper Mbachu
An important function of a water distribution system (WDS) is to supply drinking water to each demand point using a pipe network that has minimal impact on the surroundings. To produce a reliable WDS, planning usually requires a significant amount of geo...
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Marianna D?Ercole, Maurizio Righetti, Gema Sakti Raspati, Paolo Bertola and Rita Maria Ugarelli
The efficient and effective management of existing water distribution systems (WDSs) faces challenges related to aging of infrastructure, population growth, extended urbanization, climate change impacts and environmental pollution. Therefore, there is a ...
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