Pressure-dependent leak detection model and its application to a district water system

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-128

  Wu, Zheng Yi ^a   Sage, Paul ^b   Turtle, David ^c  

^a BENTLEY SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b Witsconsult Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c UNITED UTILITIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Hydraulic model; Leakage detection; Optimization; Water distribution system; Water loss

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CAPACITY; FIELD DATA; FIELD TEST; HOT SPOT; HOTSPOTS; HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; HYDRAULIC MODEL CALIBRATION; INDEPENDENT TASKS; LEAKAGE DETECTION; MODEL BASED OPTIMIZATION; MODEL CALIBRATION; NODE LOCATION; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER LOSS; WATER NETWORKS; WATER SYSTEM; WATER UTILITY;

CALIBRATION; CEMENTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TERNARY SYSTEMS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

CALIBRATION; DETECTION METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHM; LEAKAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING METHOD; PREDICTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950991180     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2010)136:1(116)     Document Type: Article

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