Abstract: The use of interpolations in time, rather than the more widely used spatial interpolations, demonstrates several benefits in the application of the method of characteristics to wave problems in hydraulics. Two such time‐line ...

Abstract: Despite major advances in the science of pipeline transient analysis, design for unsteady flow remains largely an art. In this paper, a fast, simple, yet effective technique for valve‐motion synthesis is developed and ...

Abstract: The application of a genetic algorithm to the steady state optimization of a serial liquid pipeline is considered. Genetic algorithms are search procedures based upon the mechanics of natural genetics, combining a Darwinian ...

Abstract: Optimal groundwater remediation design problems are often complex, nonlinear, and computationally intensive. Genetic algorithms allow solution of more complex nonlinear problems than traditional gradient-based approaches, ...