Decision support system to divide a large network into suitable District Metered Areas

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1667-1675

  Gomes, Ricardo ^a   Marques, Alfeu Sá ^b   Sousa, Joaquim ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

District Metered Areas (DMAs); Network reinforcement replacement; Simulated annealing; Water loss management

Indexed keywords

DISTRICT METERED AREAS (DMAS); ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENTRY POINT; HYDRAULIC SIMULATOR; LARGE NETWORKS; NETWORK REINFORCEMENTS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATIONAL MODEL; OPTIMAL NUMBER; PRESSURE REDUCTION; PROJECT PLANS; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS; THEORY CONCEPT; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATER LOSS; WATER LOSS MANAGEMENT;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GRAPH THEORY;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FLOW VELOCITY; NETWORK DESIGN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PIPE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SIMULATOR; VELOCITY PROFILE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DISTRICT METERED AREA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; WATER LOSS; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84860805444     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.061     Document Type: Article

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