Some observations on energy loss and network entropy in water distribution networks

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 375-389

  Ang, Wah Khim ^a   Jowitt, Paul W ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entropy; Networks; Reliability; Water distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

ENERGY LOSS; NETWORK ENTROPY;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142122403     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305215031000154668     Document Type: Article

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