Optimization of water distribution networks

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 623-632

  Samani, Hossein M V ^a   Naeeni, Seyed Taghi ^b  

^a Shahid Chamran University

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRAINT THEORY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HYDRAULICS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER PIPELINES;

HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS; NEWTON RAPHSON METHOD;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030415407     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221689609498462     Document Type: Article

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