Automated parameter optimization of a water distribution system

Journal of Hydroinformatics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-85

  Méndez, Maikel ^a   Araya, José A ^a   Sánchez, Luís D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Calibration; EPANET; Model; Optimization; Parameter; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873598672     PISSN: 14647141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2012.028     Document Type: Article

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