Design-variable optimization of hydropower tunnels and surge tanks using a genetic algorithm

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 200-208

  Fathi Moghadam, M ^a   Haghighipour, S ^a   Samani, H Mohammad Vali ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Benefit cost ratio; Hydraulic transient; Large hydropower plant

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT COST RATIOS; EMERGENCY CONDITIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEME; GENETIC-ALGORITHM OPTIMIZATIONS; HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS; HYDROPOWER PLANTS; NON-LINEAR OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PENSTOCKS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; SURGE TANKS;

TUNNELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; FLOW MODELING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSIENT FLOW; TUNNEL;

IRAN;

EID: 84879560651     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000243     Document Type: Article

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