Consumption management in water distribution systems by optimizing pressure reducing valves' settings using genetic algorithm

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 2, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 96-102

  Tabesh, Massoud ^a   Hoomehr, Siavash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Consumption management; Genetic algorithm; Hydraulic analysis; Pressure; PRV; Water distribution networks

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77954406211     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.154     Document Type: Article

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