Identification of the optimal entry points at District Metered Areas and implementation of pressure management

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 365-384

  Gomes, Ricardo ^a   Sá Marques, Alfeu ^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); pressure management; simulated annealing; water loss management

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; LEAKAGE; METHODOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84868311545     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2012.682589     Document Type: Article

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