Abstract
The pressure control in water distribution networks represents one of the main foundations to achieve an effective policy in the management of background leakages. Dividing the network into district meter areas is a useful strategy to simplify the analysis and management of these hydraulic systems. In this work, a two-stage methodology for pressure control is proposed. In a first stage, the network sectorization is obtained by maximizing the index of modularity for weighted networks. The design variables are the valve positions that delimit the desingned districts. In the second stage, the optimal operating conditions of the valves are determined by minimizing the standard deviation of the network pressures. The proposed methodology is applied to an academic network and proves to be efficient to achieve the reduction of peak pressures.
| Translated title of the contribution | Efficient use of valves for pressure control in water distribution networks |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 413-417 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | AJEA |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- sectorization
- background leakages
- modularity
- simulated annealing
- standard deviation