Parallel optimisation of pump schedules with a thread-safe variant of epanet toolkit

Proceedings of the 10th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference, WDSA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 462-471

  Lopez Ibanez M ^a   Prasad, D T ^a   Paechter, B ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACO ALGORITHMS; ANT COLONY OPTIMISATION; APPLICATION EXAMPLES; COMPUTATION TIME; ENERGY SAVING; EXECUTION TIME; HARDWARE PERFORMANCE; HYDRAULIC SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC SIMULATOR; MULTI CORE; NEW THREAD; OPTIMAL SCHEDULE; OPTIMISATIONS; PARALLEL COMPUTATION; PUMP OPERATION; PUMP SCHEDULING; RESEARCH TOPICS; STATE-OF-THE-ART APPROACH; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; PUMPS; SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS; SIMULATORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 69949091617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41024(340)40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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